Air France-KLM Group

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
Russian airspace closure represents a threat to competition as traffic flows return.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
Airline group taps into private equity market to explore new funding.
Services & Support

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Even though Air France-KLM sees a good summer ahead amid strong demand—unaffected by the cost-of-living crisis—the airline has tweaked its capacity outlook lowe
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
A roundup of some of the Middle East region’s main MRO developments and trends.
Workforce & Training

By Jens Flottau
If antitrust concerns in Brussels scupper the takeover deals dreamt of by the big three European airline groups, other paths are available.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM has fully repaid the outstanding part of the state aid that helped the group through the pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The group’s first foray into sustainable financing was its inaugural Sustainability-Linked Bond issued in January.
Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
A growing number of MROs and OEMs are using additive manufacturing to expand design freedom and improve replacement parts.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo and CMA CGM Air Cargo combined cargo networks, full freighter capacity and services.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
Airline groups may use consolidation to access efficiencies and synergies in the aftermarket to further drive down costs.
Services & Support

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Business travel may still not be back to pre-pandemic levels, but leisure customers booking premium economy or business class seats shows no signs of slipping.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
CEO Ben Smith said at the time that as of April, the group would be free of the state aid-linked constraints and would be able to take part in M&A activity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Before the coronavirus pandemic, IAG was Europe’s most profitable legacy airline group. Now it is struggling to keep up.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
How two large industry players are looking to roll out new initiatives to address talent shortfalls while also aiding current workforce productivity levels.
Services & Support

By Jens Flottau
The European airline landscape has been set in motion.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
With long-awaited deals either underway or anticipated, big changes in the European airline landscape could occur this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Does progress in ITA Airways privatization saga at the start of 2023 mark the start of a year of consolidation for Europe’s vulnerable secondary airlines?
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
The MRO's operating profit doubled in 2022 after benefiting from resurgent passenger demand.
Services & Support

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Changes to the composition of Air France-KLM’s outstanding state aid means it will soon be free to take part in M&A activity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Can European airline tie-ups with rail operators help cut emissions?
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Three more Airbus A350-900s have been ordered for Air France and four Airbus A350F freighters are now destined for Martinair.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
The use of predictive analytics and data are becoming increasingly important for widebody operators looking to preempt future maintenance events.
Services & Support

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM is role model for multipronged sustainability strategy.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The airline group said the bond issue was the first public sustainability-linked bond issuance in euros in the airline sector.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Nathalie Stubler is leaving the Air France-KLM low-cost subsidiary after seven years in post to tackle group-wide decarbonization.
Airlines & Lessors