All Air France-KLM Group articles – Page 10
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Transavia renews 737 support deal with AFI KLM E&M and Boeing
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance will continue to provide rotable support to corporate sister Transavia under a programme the MRO provider jointly operates with Boeing for 737s and 777s.
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European airlines hail united vision of new association
The five founding carriers of the new Airlines for Europe (A4E) lobbying association have asserted that it represents an unprecedented level of unity of vision within the European aviation industry, with IAG chief executive Willie Walsh declaring "you are going to be shocked by just how united we are".
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Industry gives EU aviation strategy qualified backing
Europe’s airline and airports are broadly in agreement that the European Commission’s newly published new aviation strategy is a welcome development for the industry.
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ANALYSIS: Challenges remain despite Europe's summer harvest
Early results from European carriers show the combination of a strong summer and lower oil prices have driven sharply improved profits, though underlying challenges remain for several.
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Qatar Airways accuses European rivals of meddling in US dispute
Qatar Airways believes that rival European network carriers have been encouraging their US partners to complain about the Gulf carriers in the current spat over open skies.
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Air France-KLM evaluates MRO venture with Thai Airways
Air France-KLM's MRO arm has confirmed it is in discussions with Thai Airways on "potential collaboration".
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ANALYSIS: Engine manufacturers maintain control of MRO market
At last year's MRO Europe conference in Madrid, General Electric emphasised its aftermarket strategy being based on an "open MRO network" – comprising its own and third-party repair shops – and suggested that this offered operators a greater choice between manufacturer-led and self-managed maintenance options than its competitors did.
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ANALYSIS: Airlines look past fuel gains in second quarter
There was a familiar ring to results as North American and European carriers disclosed second-quarter earnings.
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Deeper first-half loss forces further cost cuts at Air France-KLM
Air France-KLM Group is to implement new cost-saving measures immediately after its latest financial figures showed a 22% decline in its second-quarter operating profit and a 12% wider first-half loss.
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Big five EU carriers come together on new lobbying alliance
The European Union's five biggest airline groups Air France-KLM, EasyJet, IAG, Lufthansa and Ryanair have unveiled plans to establish a new airline lobbying group later this year to present a set of common goals to European regulators.
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IATA: Air France-KLM to hold talks with Alitalia to save partnership
Air France-KLM plans to hold talks with Alitalia to possibly save the partnerships between the airlines, after Alitalia said it plans to abandon the pacts from 2017.
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ANALYSIS: Air France-KLM and Alitalia search for new balance
Air France-KLM is in talks on how it might retain co-operation with European joint-venture partner Alitalia after the Italian carrier gave notice of plans to walk away from their existing deal.
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Alitalia intends to split from Air France-KLM pacts
Alitalia is to split from a number of partnership arrangements with fellow SkyTeam carrier Air France-KLM from 2017.
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ROUTES: Transavia concentrates growth on Paris
Transavia's French growth plan is focused on building up operations at its Paris Orly base, while other cities in France are not part of that strategy.
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ANALYSIS: European carriers' battle for profits continues
A string of one-off restructuring, labour relations, fuel hedging, and currency hits in 2014's fourth quarter – and in the year as a whole – makes for difficulty in unpicking the financial health of European carriers.
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KLM starts GEnx engine maintenance
KLM's engine shop has started maintaining General Electric GEnx powerplants ahead of the planned first Boeing 787 delivery to Air France-KLM later this year.
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PICTURES: Transavia unveils new livery
Air France-KLM's low-cost unit Transavia has rebranded amid expansion of its Boeing 737 fleet to take over more of the group's short-haul traffic.
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Gol sends 737 to Air France-KLM unit for lease-return check
KLM UK Engineering has conducted a lease-return check on a Boeing 737 for Brazilian budget carrier Gol.
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Air France-KLM’s MRO arm readies engine shop for GEnx
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance has gained an initial approval to service General Electric GEnx engines for its on-order Boeing 787 fleet.
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ANALYSIS: Financial fortunes mixed for Europe's carriers
On the face of it European airline fortunes for the third quarter of the calendar year was a case of business as usual.
