Air France-KLM

Lufthansa enters race for TAP stake against Air France-KLM

TAP is of interest to bigger players due to its routes to Brazil and Portuguese-speaking Africa

French forward Kylian Mbappe (wearing #10) with head coach Didier Deschamps (to his right) and other players as they celebrate France's qualification for next year's World Cup.
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104 matches in 39 days: Four things to watch out for at the 2026 World Cup

The tournament will kick off on Jun 11 in Mexico City, with the final in New Jersey on Jul 19

Air Europa, which has a fleet of around 50 aircraft, operates flights within Spain as well as from the country to cities in Europe and Latin America.

Air France-KLM shows 'interest' in Spanish airline stake

The Franco-Dutch group is considering taking a 20% stake in Air Europa

Air France-KLM’s operating result fell by 162 million euros to 1.18 billion euros (S$1.7 billion) compared to last year, missing the 1.24 billion euros expected by analysts in a company-provided consensus.

Air France-KLM warns of higher annual costs after Q3 profit miss

AIR France-KLM reported a bigger-than-expected drop in its quarterly operating result on Thursday (Nov 7), impacted by the Paris Olympic Games and higher unit costs.

Europe’s relationship with China is being buffeted by worsening trade tensions, as the EU seeks to target what it says are unfair subsidies and other support that Beijing provides to its companies.

Europe’s airlines dial up pressure in face of Chinese threat

AIR-FRANCE KLM is lobbying the French government to cap the number of flights that mainland Chinese carriers can make to Europe, according to sources familiar with the matter, in a bid to protect Euro...

British Airways said it was suspending its flights to and from Tel Aviv until Wednesday, while Air France suspended services to Tel Aviv and Beirut scheduled for Sunday and Monday.

British Airways, Air France suspend Tel Aviv flights over conflict risk

BRITISH Airways and Air France on Sunday suspended flights to Tel Aviv, after the biggest clashes between Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah armed group since the start of the war in Gaza.

Operating profit in the second quarter decreased by 220 million euros (S$320.2 million) to 513 million euros compared with last year, below the 547 million euros expected in a company-provided consensus of analyst forecasts.

Air France-KLM quarterly profit drops 30% on high costs

The group expects unit costs to rise 2 per cent in 2024 compared with the previous year

The suites span nearly 500 square feet and feature butler service, double beds with crisp linens, a generous living room area gussied up with fresh flowers and fruit, and even outdoor patios.

Air France’s new airport lounge at Charles de Gaulle is just for VVIPs

But unlike other such services, which are baked into the price of a business or first-class seat, all this comes at an additional cost

The disruption will curtail unit revenue by 160 million euros (S$233.2 million) to 180 million euros in the period between June and August.

Air France sees revenue hit as fliers avoid Paris Olympics

After the Olympics, travel to and from France will likely go back to normal, and the carrier said it’s seeing “encouraging demand” for the end of August and for September

Germany’s Lufthansa will cut operating costs, pause new projects and increase scrutiny on additional administrative staffing to make savings at its core brand Lufthansa Airlines to stem heavy losses from strikes.

Lufthansa, Air France-KLM to cut costs after tough first quarter

The first quarter is often a loss-making one for airlines but this year’s was worse than expected amid expensive strike action and disruption due to capacity limits and cancellations