All Air France articles – Page 3
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NewsAir France-KLM operating profit tops €1bn in Q3 despite Schiphol challenges
Air France-KLM expressed confidence about the winter demand outlook as it reported an operating profit of €1.02 billion ($1.02 billion) for the third quarter of 2022.
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Airline BusinessEuropean airline summer fades with clouds still on supply and demand horizon
After a summer in which travel demand was everything European carriers could have dreamt of, accompanied by nightmare operational challenges, attention is turning to what extent both trends might reappear next year
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NewsWrong head-up display mode cited after CRJ700 strayed over parallel runway in fog
French investigators suspect a head-up guidance mode discrepancy following an incident in which a Hop Bombardier CRJ700 deviated from flightpath, and overflew Lyon airport at low level, while conducting a Category IIIa landing. The aircraft had descended from 3,000ft towards runway 35R, in darkness and freezing fog on 23 January ...
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NewsCrew of fuel-leak A330 did not shut down engine before suboptimal diversion
French investigators have found that an Air France Airbus A330-200 crew did not follow standard procedures for a fuel leak, choosing not to shut down the affected engine before diverting to an airport with a shortened runway and suboptimal weather conditions. The aircraft had departed Brazzaville for Paris Charles de ...
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NewsLegal action possible as Air France-KLM vows to fight Schiphol cap
Air France-KLM may take legal action over the Dutch government’s recent decision to permanently cap the number of flights from Amsterdam Schiphol airport. KLM warned in late June of “dramatic consequences” for its hub operations after the government moved to permanently cut the annual flight limit from the airport by ...
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NewsAir France enjoys Paris yield boost from Norwegian long-haul exit
Norwegian’s exit from the long-haul sector is helping to drive “very impressive yields” for Air France at its Paris Charles de Gaulle hub. The Scandinavian carrier announced it would drop its long-haul services in January 2021 – formally scrapping a host of pre-Covid US services from Paris in the process ...
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NewsAir France-KLM records Q2 net profit in ‘very exceptional times’
Air France-KLM recorded a quarterly net profit for the first time since 2019 in the second three months of this year, driven by resurgent revenues and high yields as Covid-related travel restrictions fell away. The result comes despite the “severe operational disruption” being seen in the group’s markets, it says, ...
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NewsAir France-KLM chief expects operational challenges to last ‘many years’
Air France-KLM chief executive Ben Smith sees some of the operational disruption in airline markets as a years-long issue, amid a lack of near-term fixes. Smith was speaking as Air France-KLM revealed it was profitable on a net and operating basis in the second quarter of 2022, driven by a ...
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NewsAir France-KLM firms Apollo’s €500m investment through spare engine pool
Air France-KLM Group has signed a €500 million ($501 million) investment agreement with private equity company Apollo Global Management, after the two sides entered talks for a capital injection earlier this year. The agreement involves investment in an operating affiliate of Air France which will own a spare engine pool ...
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Airline BusinessA380s return amid strong travel demand and aircraft delivery delays
When Air France accelerated the retirement of its Airbus A380s in the early weeks of the pandemic, questions were being asked about the sumperjumbo’s future at many other operators. So far, however, the pandemic recovery is showing that the type still has a role to play at some carriers – ...
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NewsAssistance snag preceded reduced-mobility passenger's fall from A350 stairs
Lack of capacity on a special-assistance vehicle during disembarkation preceded a reduced-mobility passenger’s fall from the staircase attached to an Air France Airbus A350-900 at Paris Charles de Gaulle, investigators have determined. The passenger was hospitalised with a broken arm and head injury after falling from the stairs on 29 ...
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Airline BusinessAirline CEO changes in 2022 dominated by appointment of women and upheaval in India
The global airline executives gathering in Doha for this year’s IATA AGM will reflect recent trends including better gender diversity among incumbents and big changes at Indian carriers
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Airline BusinessCan airline travel disruption be resolved this summer?
The operational issues being seen in several markets are threatening to define the sector’s emergence from Covid-19 in some regions – potentially beyond the short term.
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NewsAir France-KLM chief concerned over staff shortage spreading to Paris and 787 delays
The chief executive of Air France-KLM has expressed concern over further staffing shortages and aircraft delivery delays, as he looks ahead to the busiest travel months of the year. Ben Smith’s comments came after tough operational challenges at KLM in recent weeks, where disruption and flight cancellations have affected services ...
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NewsKLM to debut premium-economy cabin on North America routes later this year
KLM will launch its premium-economy cabin on routes to North America later this year, the SkyTeam carrier confirmed on 27 May, as it starts to roll out the new product across its widebody fleet.
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NewsAir France commits to first class with cabin refresh for winter 2023
Air France has underlined its commitment to a first-class product offering by detailing its intention to debut a refreshed La Premiere cabin for the 2023/24 winter season.
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NewsAir France-KLM in talks with Apollo over €500m capital injection
Air France-KLM has entered into exclusive talks with private equity firm Apollo Global Management over a €500 million ($527 million) capital injection to an Air France operating affiliate as part of further steps to repay state funds secured during the pandemic.
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NewsAir France-KLM projects summer profit after cutting first quarter loss
Air France-KLM Group expects to break even at the operating level in the second quarter and to be “significantly positive” in the third after reporting strong recovery signs in the first three months of the year despite the impact of Omicron and the Ukraine crisis.
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NewsProbe into 777-300ER 'control instability' finds no evidence of inconsistent response
French investigators probing the control instability experienced by an Air France Boeing 777-300ER on final approach to Paris Charles de Gaulle have found no inconsistency between the pilots’ control inputs and the movement of the aircraft. The aircraft, arriving from New York JFK on 5 April, had been conducting an ...
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NewsAir France-KLM firms order for A350 freighters
Air France-KLM Group has firmed its tentative order for four Airbus A350 freighters, a deal originally disclosed in December last year. The aircraft are intended to provide additional cargo capacity at Air France, already an operator of the A350 passenger variant. Air France-KLM is taking up to eight A350Fs of ...