Air France-KLM launches €2.3 billion rights issue Air France-KLM has today announced a €2.26 billion rights issue to existing shareholders to strengthen its balance sheet and further repay French state aid as … Business • 24 May
Air France-KLM posts quarterly core profit Air France-KLM has today beaten analysts expectations as it posted a second consecutive quarterly core profit since the pandemic started, helped by long-haul routes and … Business • 17 Feb
Airbus lands Air France-KLM jet order Airbus has completed a triple crown of aircraft orders at the expense of rival Boeing today with a deal to supply 100 narrowbody jets to … Business • 17 Dec 21
Air France KLM redeems €500m worth of debts Air France KLM has redeemed €500m from an earlier French state loan issued to help the airline cope with the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. Business • 13 Dec 21
Wizz CEO says business class flying bad for environment The boss of Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air has attacked the sustainability credentials of traditional airlines like Air France-KLM and Lufthansa, saying business class flying … Business • 10 Nov 21
Flight comeback fuels Air France-KLM's return to profit Air France-KLM returned to core profits in the late summer, beating the Franco-Dutch airline group's own expectations as passenger numbers almost doubled thanks to easing … Business • 29 Oct 21
Airlines agree to pay refunds over Covid cancellations A group of European airlines has agreed to refund passengers whose flights were cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic, and committed to provide better information on … Business • 30 Sep 21
EU regulators okay KLM bailout A €3.4 billion Dutch bailout for Air France-KLM's Dutch unit was necessary and proportionate, EU state aid regulators said on Monday after Europe's second-top court … Business • 19 Jul 21
Wizz Air expects to fully recovery from Covid next year European budget carrier Wizz Air expects to fully recover from the coronavirus crisis as travel demand rebounds from the pandemic, its chief executive said today. Business • 21 Jun 21
Air France-KLM's first quarter operating loss widens Air France-KLM sales are showing little sign so far of a travel upturn it still hopes to see by summer, the airline group said, as … Business • 06 May 21
Airlines look past slow recovery to post-Covid travel Even as new setbacks cloud their path to recovery, airline bosses are focusing on the lasting impact of Covid-19 on premium travel, technology and other … Business • 23 Apr 21
Air France-KLM eyes further recapitalisation this year Air France-KLM may raise additional capital to bolster its balance sheet as travel begins to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic in coming months, chief executive … Business • 19 Apr 21
France, EU close to a deal on Air France bailout France and the European Union are close to a deal on a bailout for Air France, whichl ike other carriers has been hammered by the … Business • 29 Mar 21
Air France-KLM sees bigger losses before recovery Renewed Covid-19 lockdowns are pushing Air France-KLM deeper into the red, the airline group warned today, as it chalked up a €7.1 billion net loss … Business • 18 Feb 21
Air France-KLM warns of bigger losses amid lockdowns Air France-KLM has today unveiled a €1.05 billion quarterly operating loss and warned of worse to come as a resurgent coronavirus brings new travel curbs. Business • 30 Oct 20
Air France-KLM discussing capital raising - CEO Air France-KLM is discussing plans to raise more capital with its main shareholders, the French and Dutch governments, CEO Ben Smith said in an interview … Business • 21 Sep 20
KLM announces 1,500 new job cuts KLM, the Dutch arm of Air France-KLM, said it would cut 1,500 additional jobs as part of a restructuring in which it needs to cut … Business • 31 Jul 20
European Commission agrees to €3.4 billion KLM bailout The European Commission today said it had approved the €3.4 billion bailout package promised by the Dutch government to airline KLM last month. Business • 13 Jul 20
Dutch government backs €3.4 billion KLM support deal The Dutch government said it would provide Air France-KLM's Dutch subsidiary KLM with a €3.4 billion financing package to help it survive during the coronavirus … Business • 26 Jun 20
Air France-KLM loss gives first taste of virus impact Two weeks of coronavirus shutdown were enough to hit Air France-KLM with an €815m first-quarter operating loss, the airline group said today - predicting demand … Business • 07 May 20
KLM scraps plan for bonus increase for CEO KLM, the Dutch arm of Air France-KLM, withdrew a proposed bonus increase for its chief executive over the weekend after public outrage that the company, … Business • 20 Apr 20
Air France-KLM passenger numbers slump Air France-KLM, one of many leading airlines around the world that has been hit hard by the impact of the coronavirus, today reported a sharp … Business • 09 Apr 20
Air France KLM's May passenger numbers fly 3.3% higher Air France KLM carried a total of 9.2 million passengers across its networks last month, up 3.3% from the same period last year. Business • 11 Jun 19
Air France-KLM shares plunge after Dutch buy stake Shares in Air France-KLM plummeted today, a day after the Dutch government announced it was buying a stake in the troubled airline in a bid … Business • 27 Feb 19
Air France KLM January passenger numbers rise 1.5% Air France KLM carried around 7.4 million passengers in January, up 1.5% from a year earlier, although its planes were slightly less full compared to … Business • 08 Feb 19
