Tag: nationalization
Has Air France made a pact with the devil?
The French and Dutch governments have saved Air France and KLM, as have almost all governments, in different proportions, for their national airlines. A happy ending concluded rather promptly at the beginning of the crisis which allowed to reassure...
Airlines: will the last become the first?
The airlines are experiencing a shock of rare violence. For some the shock is over (i.e. they have secured their medium-term financial future), for others not (they are looking for funding which they may or may not find) but...
Air France, a real-fake rescue? Myths and facts
The news came last week: the State announced its rescue plan for Air France, one of the first airlines to see the light of the COVID-19 storm.
Indeed, even if it will only take place in a few weeks, the...
Will States save airlines?
No need to explain much: airlines are in bad shape. In very bad shape. Some have already closed down and others are on the verge of doing so.
Some examples?
Flybe to start with. Not necessarily a good example, though....
Airlines in trouble: who’s next in 2020?
Given the success of the article written on the same subject at the beginning of 2019, it seems that the subject interests you
So Wow Air, Air Berlin, Flybmi, Germania, Inselair Jet Airways and Primera Air, among others, have left...
Alitalia in deadlock
An umpteenth episode of the Alitalia takeover soap opera and now we can say that the Italian airline is starting to feel the pinch.
Reminder of previous episodes
In the 1990s, Alitalia almost merged with KLM, which finally withdrew from the...