Watching session after session at Thursday’s digital World Aviation Festival, you couldn’t help but think that one airline executive after another top manager was reading from the same piece of paper. Their message: governments must work together on common Covid-measures…
The KLM-backed Flying-V test model has done a fairly positive first flight but will need further modifications to improve its handling characteristics. That has become apparent from the first test flight done with the model aircraft, the test team of…
Air France-KLM has ended the second quarter and first half-year deep in the red. It recorded a EUR -2.612 billion Q2 net loss or EUR -4.413 billion in HY1, the airline group announced on the evening of July 30, 12…
It’s mid-July and most airlines have significantly ramped up capacity since June, with more steps to follow this summer. Yet, traffic is still well below pre-Covid 19 levels. We bring you an update, with further updates on American Airlines, Emirates,…
Air France intends to cut its workforce by 7.580, becoming another airline that has to adapt to the post Covid-19 situation. Earlier, it was expected that up to 8.300 staff had to go, so the announcement on July 3 is…
The Dutch government finally agreed on the state aid package for KLM on June 26, announcing the airline will receive EUR 3.4 billion in loans and state-guaranteed loans. A majority of Dutch parliament approved the package on July 2, but…