Articles tagged “air france-klm group”

Airlines

SAS Secures $1.2 Billion From Consortium Led by Castlelake, Air France

If Europe's regulators back Air France-KLM taking a stake in SAS, along with IAG buying Air Europa, and Lufthansa acquiring ITA, Europe's aviation market will become more like the U.S. one, which has been the world’s most profitable.

Reuters, Reuters | 6 months ago

SAS Secures $1.2 Billion From Consortium Led by Castlelake, Air France

Tourism

Visa Delays Will Cost the U.S. $12 Billion in Lost Spending in 2023

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at bad tourism signs in the U.S., Air France-KLM's SAS investment, and United Airlines' new planes.

Rashaad Jorden | 7 months ago

Visa Delays Will Cost the U.S. $12 Billion in Lost Spending in 2023

Airlines

Full Video: Delta, Air France-KLM and McKinsey Talk Sustainability at Skift Aviation Forum 2022 

Climate change risks taking a direction in years ahead that could endanger our grandchildren. This panel talk does a good job of capturing the current state of airline thinking about whether aviation will reduce its carbon emissions.

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Full Video: Delta, Air France-KLM and McKinsey Talk Sustainability at Skift Aviation Forum 2022 

Airlines

Airlines Want Their Net Zero Pledges to Fly on More Than Fumes

Aviation is becoming a target for policymakers and climate emergency activists. Leaders from Delta, Air France-KLM, and McKinsey have highlighted some heartening ways to address the carbon reduction challenge.

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Airlines Want Their Net Zero Pledges to Fly on More Than Fumes

Airlines

French Shipping Giant CMA CGM Takes Stake in Air France-KLM

Taking a leaf out of Lufthansa's book, which is planning its own deal with MSC, this is a smart move that helps hedge against any further events that put the brakes on passenger flights.

Tim Hepher, Reuters | 2 years ago

French Shipping Giant CMA CGM Takes Stake in Air France-KLM

Airlines

Air France-KLM Hits Turbulence in Its Breakaway Distribution Effort

After years of hype, Air France-KLM finally plans to take stronger measures to prompt corporate travel agencies to adopt next-generation methods of processing bookings. Yet its serial delays underscore how hard it is to make industry changes.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Air France-KLM Hits Turbulence in Its Breakaway Distribution Effort

Airlines

European Airlines Say EU Climate Plan Will Harm Competitiveness

Twenty airlines and airports in Europe have rejected Brussels' plan to tax jet fuel to make it more costly relative to alternative fuels. Airlines are right to worry about competitiveness, but climate activists are wise to be wary of the lobbyists, too.

Ilona Wissenbach, Reuters | 2 years ago

European Airlines Say EU Climate Plan Will Harm Competitiveness

Airlines

EasyJet’s Rail Deal Highlights New Airline Sector Way of Selling Trains and Flights

Airlines need to work more closely with railway operators to fend off climate change activists. But they also need to test new technological ways of selling content from other suppliers. Let's think beyond joint ventures, codeshares, and interlining.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

EasyJet’s Rail Deal Highlights New Airline Sector Way of Selling Trains and Flights

Business Travel

The Push for Slower, Greener Business Trips After the Pandemic

A lot of companies say the want to switch planes for trains, but it's only when Europe's borders fully reopen will we know if that can translate into bookings.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

The Push for Slower, Greener Business Trips After the Pandemic

Coronavirus

Air France-KLM Secures $4.7 Billion From French Government

With the government now its biggest shareholder, expect to see even more political influence and fewer short-haul flights on the horizon.

Laurence Frost and Dominique Vidalon, Reuters | 3 years ago

Air France-KLM Secures $4.7 Billion From French Government