The ‘Fit for 55’ policy package from the European Commission to curb gas house emissions from amongst others the airline industry has been met with mixed reactions. European stakeholders and lobby groups are strongly opposing the taxation of aviation fuel. They…
UPDATE JULY 13 – Air France-KLM is in negotiations with Airbus and Boeing about an aircraft order for potentially more than 160 aircraft for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, its leisure subsidiary Transavia, and Transavia France. Group CEO Ben Smith confirmed this…
Seven years after parent airline Lufthansa, SWISS is set to introduce Premium Economy seats on its fleet from the final quarter of this year. The new class was unveiled on June 28 and puts SWISS among the airlines that want…
From the moment it became clear that the diversion of a Ryanair Boeing to Minsk on Sunday was not an ordinary but an orchestrated one with political objectives, it was clear: Belarus won’t get away with this one. It has…
UPDATED STORY – For months, and even as recently as last Monday, Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has been ranting against the €30 billion of state aid that has been granted by European governments to their troubled legacy airlines. But now,…
The second quarter is almost halfway through but Air France-KLM already knows enough: as lockdowns and restrictions continue, Q2 is no better than Q1. The operating result will be almost identical to that of the first quarter. This wasn’t good,…