KLM

The airline made a noticeable change to one of its well-known special liveries on a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which was recently rolled out of the paint shop.

KLM is celebrating its 104th birthday, officially the world’s oldest airlines. The story looks at its history from the first flight to its recent success and failures, as well as its future with fleet renewal underway.

As part of Monday’s order announcement, the Air France-KLM Group is set to become one of the largest A350 operators worldwide.

Etihad Airways and the Air France-KLM Group are seeking to expand and enhance their codeshare and interline agreements which began in 2012. The signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the parties this week will seek to enhance the existing collaboration ‘across passenger operations, loyalty programs, talent development, and maintenance.’ Arik De, Chief Revenue […]

The ruling comes after a lower court had earlier pronounced a decision against the government’s plans.

Sustainable aviation has slowly been gaining ground over the past few years. We’ve seen start ups across the world try to electrify flight or use hydrogen to power planes. In addition, the movement towards carbon neutral flight operations is prominent. This technology is still in its infancy and has a long road to travel before […]

Lufthansa recently announced a bid to acquire a minority stake in the Italian airline ITA Airways with an option to purchase the remaining shares in the future. A press release on Wednesday from the German carrier stated: ‘Today, the company submitted an offer to the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ministero dell’economia e delle […]

Aircraft support provider Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has taken steps to support electric aircraft, signing a memorandum of understanding with US electric aviation pioneer Ampaire. The move, announced on October 19, means the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) giant will accelerate its familiarity with the electric aviation field with […]

KLM is proposing a fleet renewal program as the main solution to reducing noise pollution and CO2 emissions at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. The announcement comes after the Netherlands parliament proposed cutting the number of annual flight movements at the airline’s hub from 500,000 to 440,000 by the end of 2023. The NL Times reports that […]

The summer of problems and delays that has been plaguing travelers all around the world, especially in Europe, shows no sign of fading away. Even as the official end of the summer in the northern hemisphere is quickly approaching and will come in just a few days, some airports are still experiencing the knock-on effects […]