Air France - KLM News

A merger between British Airways and Iberia moved closer Nov. 12 as the boards of the two carriers held separate board meetings to finalize details of the planned $7 billion deal.

Passenger traffic with Europe's leading airline group, Air France-KLM, fell for the 10th straight month with a 4.1 percent drop in October, the Paris-based company announced Monday in its monthly traffic statistics.

Alitalia reported a 15 million operating profit in the third quarter, its first since the mid-January re-launch under new ownership with backing from Air France KLM.

Families of the 228 people who died when an Air France jet airliner crashed off Brazil's northeast coast in June held a private memorial service Saturday at an ocean overlook in Rio de Janeiro.

Thales has detailed the in-flight entertainment offering that will be made available to passengers aboard Air France's new Airbus A380 aircraft.

Executives with SkyTeam alliance said today they wanted Japan Airlines to join their group and suggested that doing so could be a boon for the troubled carrier.

AMSTELVEEN, 4 November 2009 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will be the first airline in the world to make a demonstration flight on bio-kerosene with a select group of passengers.

Today, Air France is taking delivery of its first Airbus A380, the world's largest airliner, which can carry 538 passengers over 13,000 km.

The SkyTeam alliance has unveiled new common check-in facilities at Heathrow's terminal 4. The group of nine airlines, which includes Air France-KLM and Delta Airlines, has opened a dedicated check-in area for first, business and premium economy passengers.

Air France ground staff take a souvenir photo of their company's first Airbus A380 double-deck passenger jet after a christening ceremony at the Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris yesterday.

Instead of smashing a champagne bottle over a new airplane's nose, the tradition in aviation for christening an aircraft, or so the flight captain told passengers, is to give it a full hosing down at the end of its first outing.

Deltaa s first fully consolidated published schedule that includes merged Northwesta s operations reveals adjustments to the carriera s international network, starting new routes and restarting seasonal service.

Rome, October 27 - Results for the third quarter should place Alitalia close to breaking even on an operating level, the Italian airline's chief executive officer said on Tuesday.

As BA reports its first ever summer season loss, the lean winter months look worse than ever for the industry, reports Sarah Arnott If the airlines are suffering this much already, just wait for the lean winter months.

Almost five months after an Air France jetliner crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, the airline is warning its pilots to follow safety procedures more closely and to stop criticizing the carrier.

By Martin Flanagan City Editor BRITISH Airways is expected to get the regulatory green light from the US Department of Transportation this week on its proposed transatlantic tie-up with American Airlines, despite fierce opposition from one of its main rivals, Virgin Atlantic, and some political opposition.

Delta Air Lines announced new flights from Sea-Tac Airport to Asia and Europe on Tuesday, adding Beijing in China and Osaka in Japan and bolstering its repertoire of flights to Amsterdam.

On November 1st Air France toes the line in a disturbing trend; they will begin charging passengers a luggage fee.

Air France KLM declined to comment to ATWOnline on a report in La Tribune that it is considering whether it should negotiate further aircraft delivery deferrals with Airbus and Boeing.

Swedish Travel Buyers Angry At Air France-KLM Card Surcharge By Amon Cohen OCTOBER 14, 2009 -- Travel managers have reacted angrily to the news that Air France-KLM on Dec.