Friday, May 15. In recent days, airlines have been announcing a gradual return to flying again. The picture is diffuse, with some offering limited services from the second half of May and others extending their suspensions. So we update our…
Air France-KLM recorded deep-red results for Q1 2020, reporting a EUR -1.803 billion net loss including exceptional items. It felt the impact of the Covid 19-restrictions especially in March, which doesn’t bode well for Q2 when the situation has been…
Air France and KLM will benefit from a combined EUR 9 to 11 billion in state aid from the French and Dutch governments, both announced separately on April 24. The package will give the Franco-Dutch airline group much-needed liquidity to…
A blunder or at least a serious misjudgment: that’s the proposed bonus increase for KLM CEO Pieter Elbers. It was on next Thursday’s annual general meeting for KLM’s shareholders but after a storm of criticism has been withdrawn by the…
Air France-KLM confirms it is in in-depth discussions with the French and Dutch governments and financial institutions about strengthening its liquidity position, the Group said on April 9. The airlines are implementing additional cost-cutting measures but without additional financing, Air…
Covid-19 not only seems to wipe out a generation of vulnerable and elderly men and women, but as a consequence of the effect it has on aviation also the vulnerable and elderly aircraft types. We witnessed this on March 29,…