New Taxes Would Harm Fleet Revamps, Air France-KLM CEO Says

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Air France-KLM’s CEO Ben Smith
Credit: Air France-KLM
PARIS—The most effective way for airlines to cut emissions in the short term is to invest in more efficient new aircraft, though extra taxation of the sector threatens that, Air France-KLM Group CEO Ben Smith said. Smith was speaking Nov. 20 at the Paris Air Forum, an event organized by French news...
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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