Rosie Spinks, Skift
Amsterdam has too many tourists. Amsterdam should welcome more flights. The Dutch city has become the perfect place to illustrate the competing and overlapping aims of a tourist economy.
3 months ago
Chris Bryant, Bloomberg
It may sound entirely counterintuitive — even disingenuous — for an airline to urge its passengers to think twice before flying. But in the era of "flying shame," KLM's latest brand messaging might just end up being ahead of the curve.
3 months ago
Grant Martin, Skift
Like a similar program now in place between American and Hyatt, the partnership between Accor and Air France-KLM aims to share customers between similar target markets. Unlike its American cousin though, this partnership is open to all loyalty tiers.
3 months ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
The Air France-KLM merger has been a textbook example of how hard it is to meld corporate cultures. But CEO Ben Smith isn't letting that deter him from taking a look at new acquisitions. Too soon?
4 months ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
Competition is tough in Europe at the moment and Air France-KLM's losses don't look good. But it's traditionally a weak quarter for airlines so things should get better during spring and summer.
5 months ago
Ania Nussbaum and Helene Fouquet, Bloomberg
The Dutch government recently took a stake in Air France-KLM so it would have more leverage in group-level dynamics. It wasn't cheap, but ministers calculated this was only way to ensure executives in Paris would listen to Dutch interests. Will it work?
7 months ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
KLM CEO Pieter Elbers has done a fine job with his airline. It is a good thing he is staying put. But how will he work with group CEO Ben Smith? We'll find out.
7 months ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
Ben Smith is talking the talk right now, but unlike his predecessors who disappointed: Will he be able to walk the walk?
7 months ago
Angeline Benoit and Ellen Proper, Bloomberg
Did Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith, facing a rebellion of sorts from KLM, just blink? The answer may be in the details of a still-fluid governance agreement between the two airlines.
7 months ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
KLM CEO Pieter Elbers is one of the most respected airline managers in the world. But KLM is not an independent airline and ultimately he should be accountable to group CEO Ben Smith.
7 months ago
Ania Nussbaum, Bloomberg
Air France-KLM doesn't function like a normal airline group, so any display of power from one side was always going to lead to retaliation. But who's going to blink first?
7 months ago
Ellen Proper and Ania Nussbaum , Bloomberg
Air France-KLM really isn't a happy family. How long can it continue to exist in its current form if the two airlines can't work together?
8 months ago
