Tag: air france-KLM
The Dutch government increases its stake in Air France-KLM: the honeymoon is over
The Netherlands has just announced the acquisition of 12.68% of the capital of Air France-KLM in order to better defend Dutch interests in the airline. And plans to raise its stake to the same level as the French government,...
New governance at Air France-KLM: priority to efficiency (and much noise for nothing)
Air France-KLM has just given birth to a new governance after a period of questioning about the future of Pieter Elbers, the chairman of the KLM board of directors, who will finally keep his position.
A depoliticized and business-oriented Air...
But where is Alitalia going (and with whom)?
It is finally Delta that will make an offer to buy Alitalia. But with whom and under what conditions, we still do not know. A look back at a psychodrama that has been going on for two years and...
Air France-KLM authorized to take a stake in Virgin Atlantic and what this means for the future
The European Commission has just authorized Air France-KLM to acquire 31% of Virgin Atlantic in a three-way deal announced in summer 2017 with Delta Airlines. It ruled that despite the sometimes high combined market shares of Delta, Virgin Atlantic...
Tensions to come between KLM and Air France-KLM?
There is turbulence at Air France-KLM and, for once, it is KLM that is shaking things up, with tensions between the Dutch airline and the group.
The reason for the discord: the desire of Ben Smith, the new chairman of...
RIP Hop !
A short while ago, we announced the alignment of the Hop! fare structure with that of Air France, before what we imagined to be the inevitable outcome: the end of Hop!
Well, things went much faster than expected because this...
Air France: the chance of being a challenger!
Things are moving at Air France since the arrival of Ben Smith. The Joon experiment is over, fare structures are being brought back into line, and Air France's positioning and ambitions are being clarified. Honestly, we didn't expect him...
Air France: Ben Smith’s challenges
As soon as he is settled in, the new Air France-KLM boss and temporary head of Air France will have to face various challenges.
Restore customer trust
One can say what one wants the customer does not like to live with...
Benjamin Smith: a good choice for Air France-KLM?
Unless there is a last-minute surprise, Air France-KLM is expected to confirm the appointment of Benjamin Smith, the current number 2 at Air Canada, as CEO this afternoon. I say except in the case of a surprise, because in...