Air France-KLM Group

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Air France-KLM trims 2026 capacity outlook as fuel price hikes linked to Middle East conflict hit profits, leading to a $67 million net loss.

Air France-KLM and Lufthansa bid for TAP minority stake, aiming to expand Lisbon’s hub and strengthen Europe-Latin America and trans-Atlantic routes.

In line with the Farnborough International Airshow taking place this week, the Carbon Analysis studies some major European Airline groups.

Air France-KLM Group has signed an agreement with GE Aerospace for the engine manufacturer’s Fuel Insight fuel optimization solution.

As the world of aviation turns its gaze to the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow, Flight Friday highlights the utilization of the largest airline groups of Western Europe.

If Airbus does choose to develop a stretched version of the A220, it may come too late for Air France-KLM, according to the airline group's CEO Ben Smith.

The CEO of Air France-KLM said the group would be interested "for sure" if Castlelake approached it about its possible bid for EasyJet.

Europe’s major network carriers are facing geopolitical headwinds and a renewed focus on competition in the EU, and yet they may be poised to get even bigger.

Disruption to Gulf airline networks caused by the Middle East crisis is lifting Air France-KLM’s Asia yields.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Portugal has requested binding bids from Lufthansa and Air France-KLM for a 44.9% stake in TAP Air Portugal; Carbon Analysis imagines how each combined airline would perform from an efficiency standpoint.

The Portuguese government has invited Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Group to submit binding bids for a stake in TAP Air Portugal.

Europe’s airlines and airports are calling on the EU to be more pragmatic.

The nonbinding offers confirm the airline groups’ interest in the Portuguese carrier, which offers a Lisbon hub and market access to Brazil.

Meeting the deadline to submit bids for a 44.9% stake in TAP Air Portugal, Air France-KLM and Lufthansa have made non-binding offers, while IAG has abstained.

Air France-KLM’s low-cost subsidiary Transavia has launched its new routes from Paris Orly to Nice, Marseille and Toulouse.

After more than 70 years, Air France is set to complete its departure from Paris Orly; Air France-KLM LCC unit Transavia will replace the flag carrier at Orly.

As the Iran war disrupts Gulf carriers, European airlines are picking up demand and adjusting capacity but expect to eventually pass on fuel costs to passengers

Scandinavian Airlines’ (SAS) move to hike ticket prices as a result of higher oil prices is hardly a surprise.

One of Europe’s largest MRO providers has said that it is close to returning to pre-pandemic profit margins as demand for engine work continues to surge.

Air France-KLM expects full-year capacity to rise by 3-5% this year, the airline group said as it posted full-year results for 2025.

The CEO of Air France-KLM says progress on deals to take a majority stake in SAS and invest in TAP could see it become a “European global champion.”

A project to build a SAF production facility in the Middle East has secured funding, with developers aiming to break ground later this year.

The third quarter of 2025 saw high operating revenues and net profits for Europe’s three largest airline groups.