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Articles tagged “air france”

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

Full Video: Air France CEO at Skift Forum Europe 2022

Uncertainty is sweeping across Europe, with many airlines now figuring out their next step. In this video, watch Air France CEO Anne Rigail share how she thinks this summer will pan out, and what she makes of rail operators replacing flights as the sustainability movement accelerates.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Full Video: Air France CEO at Skift Forum Europe 2022

Online Travel

Hopper Inherits an Air France-KLM Partnership as Part of Acquisition

The acquisition of Smooss clearly wasn't a budget buster for Hopper, but it could be another piece in the unglamorous behind-the-scenes tech effort to smooth the way for distribution deals with airlines.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Hopper Inherits an Air France-KLM Partnership as Part of Acquisition

Airlines

Italy Officially Launches ITA Airways Sale But Will Keep Minority Stake

Lufthansa and MSC have already expressed an interest in taking an equity stake in the successor company to Alitalia, but other suitors could yet emerge.

Giuseppe Fonte, Reuters | 2 years ago

Italy Officially Launches ITA Airways Sale But Will Keep Minority Stake

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

Airline Weekly

Air France-KLM Budget Arm Transavia Is Leading the Airline Group’s Recovery

Leisure travel will lead airlines out of the pandemic, and the latest sign of that is the outsize performance of Air France-KLM's low-fare, leisure subsidiary, Transavia. The discount carrier's results bested even the group's cargo revenues, which carried it through the earlier part of the pandemic.

3 years ago
Air France-KLM Budget Arm Transavia Is Leading the Airline Group’s Recovery

Airlines

Why Is the UK Boosting Taxes on Long-Haul Flights?

Tourists will be footing the higher rate with a new "ultra" long-haul tax as part of plans to reduce emissions just as international travel is starting to ramp back up. Still, many businesses will welcome the reduction in passenger taxes on short-haul flights.

Matthew Parsons | 3 years ago

Why Is the UK Boosting Taxes on Long-Haul Flights?

Airline Weekly

Air France Launches European Fleet Renewal With New Fuel-Efficient Airbus Jets

Air France-KLM is renewing its European fleet with new Airbus A220 jets. The plane's are a key pillar of the group's aim to improve efficiency and cut carbon emissions per passenger in half by the end of the decade.

3 years ago
Air France Launches European Fleet Renewal With New Fuel-Efficient Airbus Jets

Airlines

Air France-KLM Chief Welcomes Coming Surge in Transatlantic Travel

It's too early to tell if travelers will flock to the U.S. after the Biden administration eased entry requirements for European visitors to the U.S., Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith said. Instead, next summer could be when travel across the Atlantic resurges.

Skift | 3 years ago

Air France-KLM Chief Welcomes Coming Surge in Transatlantic Travel

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