Daily Memo: French Airlines’ $1.1B Tax ‘Shock’

KLM and Air France
Credit: Joe Pries
The new French government’s plan to raise an extra €1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) per year from taxes on aviation came as no surprise. Nevertheless, the move is a “shock,” Air France-KLM’s CEO Ben Smith said. “A shock for Air France KLM and a new blow for the airline sector.” Even before the...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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