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Boeing, Air France-KLM Finalize Order for 25 787s

 

PARIS, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Air France-KLM Group have finalized an order for 25 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, with options. The order was signed in late December 2011 and was recorded on Boeing’s Orders &… Continue reading

Air France-KLM selects Boeing 787 Dreamliner

PARIS, September 16, 2011 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] is delighted that Air France-KLM Group has selected the 787 Dreamliner as part of its long-haul fleet renewal, with an intention to purchase 25 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, with options for 25 more.… Continue reading

Air France-KLM to acquire up to 60 A350 XWBs

A350XWB continues to attract world class airlines

16 September 2011

The Air France-KLM Group has announced its intention to sign for up to 60 A350 XWB aircraft, of which 25 A350-900 will be firmed up shortly. The aircraft will become… Continue reading

Air France KLM split order for 100 airliners between Boeing and Airbus

Air France KLM has split an order for 100 airliners between Boeing and Airbus.

No specifics have been given, but it will be a balanced mix between the two largest airliner-builders in the world. Air France KLM are planning to… Continue reading

EMBRAER CONFIRMS FIVE E-JET OPTIONS FOR KLM CITYHOPPER

São José dos Campos, April 4, 2011 – Embraer and KLM Cityhopper, KLM’s regional subsidiary, has signed a contract for a further five EMBRAER 190 jets, firming up options originally placed in August 2007. The total value of the deal,… Continue reading

KLM offer space flights by 2014

The Dutch airline is planning to offer space flights with the XCOR Lynx Mark II by 2014 as part of Space Experience Curaçao. KLM has signed up for the first space flights over the island. The airline says it would like… Continue reading

Fines of the European Commission for Air France-KLM and Martinair anti-competitive practices in its cargo business

Air France-KLM has been informed of the level of fines imposed by the European Commission on 14 cargo operators, including Air France, KLM and Martinair in respect of anti-competitive practices in its cargo business relating mainly to the period between… Continue reading

AIR FRANCE KLM groups winter schedule 2010/11

Even if high-yield traffic has still not recovered to pre-crisis levels, activity over the past few months shows a net improvement compared with last year. 

In this context, the Air France KLM group’s winter schedule posts capacity, measured in ASK… Continue reading

Airlines cash in on World Cup clash

AMSTERDAM/PARIS – Dutch airline KLM scrambled to put on extra planes to South Africa on Wednesday after the Netherlands reached the World Cup final, as airline alliance bosses limbered up for their own superjumbo clash.

Spain and Germany will battle… Continue reading

KLM April 2010 traffic

Passenger

  • 15.3% reduction in capacity with traffic down 15.9% following almost total suspension of operations between April 16-19th

Cargo

  • Traffic down 2.0%
  • Load factor up 9.1 points to 70.5%

 

In April 2010 the recovery in passenger and cargo activities… Continue reading

KLM March 2010 traffic


Passenger

  • Strong increase in traffic (+4.7%)
  • Marked improvement in load factor (+5.0 points) to 80.5%

Cargo

  • Increase in traffic (+2.1%)
  • Significant rise in load factor (+9.9 points) to 72.5%

In March, the passenger and cargo businesses each showed a further… Continue reading

KLM’s Final fokker 50 flight

KLM Cityhopper (KLC) will operate its last scheduled commercial flight with a Fokker 50 in the KLM network on Saturday, 27 March. With this final flight from London Heathrow to Amsterdam, KLM will take leave of this distinctive aircraft, the… Continue reading