Air France and KLM Will Stay Together and 9 Other Aviation Trends This Week
Photo Credit: KLM aircraft at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on May 15, 2018. The relationship between KLM and Air France is strained in some areas. Flickr / Tjeerd Wiersma
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This week in aviation, Air France-KLM had our full attention. Not only is this marriage troubled, but AccorHotels could branch way out with a possible stake in the Franco-Dutch airline.
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>>KLM CEO Pieter Elbers is honest. He knows some of his employees question why KLM, which is thriving, needs its long-term marriage to Air France. But Elbers knows that in airlines, the biggest carrier usually wins. Plus, he knows there's no other way forward. For better or worse, Air France and KLM are probably together forever: Air France and KLM Will Stay Together Despite Recent Turmoil: KLM CEO
>>Until Air France-KLM implements a long-term cohesive strategy, it probably will keep falling behind its main competitors, International Airlines Group and Lufthansa Group. But unless the macroeconomic environment changes, it should be OK. Even with rising fuel prices, now is a good time to be in the airline business
