KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A plan to open Lelystad Airport to commercial flights has been welcomed by the airport and broader industry while generating pushback from environmentalists.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
With airport noise under scrutiny in Europe, there could be changes to the legislation that governs how member states can attempt to limit its impact.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
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.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines said it has now secured more de-icing fluid, after warning that supplies needed to de-ice aircraft at Schiphol were running low.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
KLM says deicing fluid is running low at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol while snow is causing flight disruptions at other airports around Europe.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
KLM plans to add three new European destinations in summer 2026 as the carrier continues to fine-tune its hub-and-spoke strategy under capacity limits at AMS.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
KLM has echoed the call in a far-reaching report for major investments in innovative technologies in the Netherlands, including SAF.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has unveiled a $11.5 billion investment program through 2035 and a long-term master plan that centers on building a new terminal.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
UK regional carrier Eastern Airways has formally entered administration less than two weeks after suspending operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Carriers say taxation hinders decarbonization efforts, but they are struggling to convince some governments.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Scandinavian Airlines, Alaska Airlines Group and KLM are among the carriers adding long-haul intercontinental links in September 2025.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM has pulled out of the process to bid for Spanish leisure carrier Air Europa, its CEO confirms, as it publishes first-half results.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Victoria Moores
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines says it has dropped an urgent legal bid to block a planned flight cap at its hub, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, after securing more winter slots.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The carrier signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with hydrogen propulsion specialist Conscious Aerospace at the Paris Air Show.
On Location

By Aaron Karp
In advance of its return to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Canada’s WestJet unveiled an expanded codeshare agreement with Air France-KLM.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM says premium transatlantic demand is holding up but that it is having to adjust to a slowdown in economy sales by “cautiously” lowering prices.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
KLM will resume service to Bridgetown, Barbados, for the 2025 winter season, marking a return to the Caribbean island after a hiatus of more than two years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Three years after the Dutch government first proposed a flight cap, plans for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol are still up in the air.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Aviation industry players have filed summary proceedings against the Dutch government’s decision to implement a controversial cap at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
To ensure steps to reduce noise at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport are fair, airlines are looking into legal avenues.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
It may be a new year, but Air France-KLM is not immune to the same old challenges affecting the Franco-Dutch group and the European airline sector at large.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, David Casey
Amsterdam Schiphol and the airlines that serve it are still awaiting clarity on government plans to impose a flight cap at the airport.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport hopes a decision will finally be made in 2025 on whether nearby Lelystad Airport can be brought into use as a relief landing ground.
Airports & Networks