Winter Brings Worsening Environment For European Airlines

KLM Embraer 195-E2

KLM plans to use Embraer 195-E2s instead of Airbus A320s.

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As Europe’s airlines enter the winter season, the outlook is worsening. High fuel prices are still weighing on their costs, and hedging is set to offer less protection the longer the crisis drags on. Now carriers are looking to job cuts and fleet simplification to weather the storm. As European...
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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