18-Jul-2008 FRANCE :
(XFN-ASIA) - A Dutch court upheld a new environmental tax on air travellers as airline KLM, part of Air France-KLM, warned the levy could cause it to lose up to a million passengers this financial year.
07-Jul-2008 FRANCE :
(XFN-ASIA) - Air France-KLM expects around a 2% increase in capacity for its winter flight programme, with a similar increase for summer 2009, a spokeswoman told Agence France-Presse.
10-Jun-2008 FRANCE :
(XFN Asia) Air France-KLM's Chairman and Chief Executive, Jean Cyril Spinetta, reportedly stated the company's interest in a takeover of Alitalia SpA is a closed chapter.” Air France-KLM stated it has had no contacts either with the company or Italy's government.
05-Jun-2008 FRANCE :
Air France launched its new non-stop Paris-Charles de GaulleSalt Lake City service on 02-Jun-08. The flight is operated by a Delta Air Lines’ Boeing 767-300ER, equipped with 36 seats in BusinessElite and 178 seats in Economy. The flight is operated on a codeshare basis by Air France and Delta.
04-Jun-2008 FRANCE :
(XFN Asia) Air France-KLM Chief Executive, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, stated the airline would order a larger version of the Airbus A380 if the EADS unit decides to make one.
23-May-2008 FRANCE :
Although Air France has delivered its operating target of 7.1% of return on capital; this only corresponds with a sub 6% operating margin placing Air France in the middle rank of European airlines measured on this basis.
22-May-2008 FRANCE :
XFN Asia) Air France-KLM is expected to post record net profits of EUR1.1 billion for the full year to March 2008, according to a consensus estimate of analyst forecasts compiled by Thomson Financial. The Group posted net profit of EUR891 million last year.
15-May-2008 FRANCE :
Due to the high level of fuel prices, Air France is increasing its fuel surcharge by EUR2 per segment on domestic flights, by EUR4 per segment on medium haul flights and by EUR10 per segment on long-haul flights.
