All KLM Royal Dutch Airlines articles – Page 6
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NewsSchiphol Group to cut hundreds of jobs as airport traffic falls
Dutch airports operator Royal Schiphol Group expects to cut hundreds of jobs as the coronavirus crisis stymies demand for air travel.
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NewsAir France-KLM aims to minimise fleet deferrals to keep competitiveness on track
Just six aircraft ordered by Air France-KLM have so far been pushed back to later delivery slots in the past six months, although KLM has yet to detail its full fleet plan. Air France-KLM states that its competitiveness and sustainability is closely tied to its fleet and network strategy. ...
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NewsKLM to cut 15% of workforce amid ‘new reality’
Dutch carrier KLM is to cut up to 5,000 full-time positions to “adapt its size to the new reality” created by the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsAir France-KLM aims to keep medium-term fleet delivery schedule intact
Air France-KLM Group has recorded a €520 million impairment from its early phase-out Airbus A380 operations, and another €72 million from withdrawal of A340s for the second quarter. But it says it intends to keep the schedule of committed fleet deliveries for 2021-25 “as much as possible intact”, and ...
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NewsKLM focuses on destinations over frequencies as network recovers
Dutch carrier KLM is ramping up the number of destinations it serves, but frequencies will remain well down year-on-year.
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AnalysisHow many jobs are airlines cutting due to coronavirus?
Of the large airlines to have made announcements so far, most have implemented job cuts affecting significant proportions of their workforces.
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NewsEuropean Commission gives KLM state financing the go-ahead
KLM’s €3.4 billion ($3.8 billion) state-support package has been approved by the European Commission.
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NewsKLM secures €3.4bn in state support
Dutch carrier KLM has sealed state backed financing of €3.4 billion to help it through the coronavirus crisis under an agreement which is tied to conditions around cost reductions and environmental performance. The Dutch government had in April pledged an aid package to KLM in the form of state ...
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NewsKLM to reinstate 95% of European network by August
Dutch carrier KLM plans to operate 95% of its European network and serve 80% of intercontinental destinations by August.
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NewsAir France-KLM Group carriers secure Franco-Dutch financial package
Air France-KLM Group has secured government funding to help the operator cope with the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The group had previously warned that, despite measures to preserve liquidity, it would need a capital injection in the third quarter of this year. It has negotiated a French ...
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In depthGrounded commercial aircraft around the world – in pictures
Parked aircraft have become commonplace at airports in all regions as the coronavirus outbreak prompts border restrictions and plummeting demand for air travel
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NewsAir France-KLM running ‘skeleton operation’ in April and May
Air France-KLM slashed capacity by more than a third in March and will run a “skeleton operation” throughout April and May.
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NewsJet Airways to sell Dutch business to KLM
Jet Airways has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement with KLM for its businesses in the Netherlands. The carrier said in a stock exchange disclosure that the deal was inked on 13 January with Dutch resolution professionals, but gave no details on the transaction value or timeline. ...
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OpinionHow are airlines handling scrutiny of their environmental impact?
The airline industry’s impact on the environment has moved up the agenda at an impressive pace during 2019.
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KLM increases E2 order
KLM has ordered six additional Embraer 195-E2s while firming up its commitment for aircraft of the type disclosed at the Paris air show in June.
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AnalysisWhy Air France-KLM is keen to reiterate its strategy
Air France-KLM s presentation of its five-year plan on 5 November contained few, if any, surprises.
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Air France sees 787s as 'leverage' in A330/777 replacement talks
Air France's Boeing 787s could be phased out of its fleet but in the meantime provide "good leverage" in negotiations about the replacement of early-generation 777s and Airbus A330-200s, Air France-KLM chief Ben Smith has indicated.
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Air France-KLM to reinvent itself through simplification: chief
Air France-KLM has reiterated a need for group-wide operational simplification in order to achieve "sustainable profitability".
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Air France-KLM's third-quarter profit dips on softer unit revenue
Air France KLM has posted a moderate decline in third-quarter profit after higher fuel costs and weaker unit revenue overwrote a steady growth in passenger numbers.