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Air France wants state support to compete with Chinese carriers

BLOOMBERG Air France is pressing the French government to limit Chinese airlines’ access to the country, saying they enjoy an unfair advantage because they can fly over Russian airspace closed to many other carriers. The French arm of Air France-KLM wants President Emmanual Macron to introduce taxes or other measures that would create a similar cost base between Air France ...

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Lufthansa Q1 earnings drop after easing supply chain lowers cargo profit

BLOOMBERG Deutsche Lufthansa AG said first-quarter earnings at its air cargo division fell as global freight rates declined, denting a continued recovery in demand for summer tourism travel. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes at the cargo division fell to €151 million ($166 million) in the period, down from €495 million for the same period a year earlier, the airline ...

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Go Air fliers vent on Twitter as another India carrier grounded

BLOOMBERG Go Airlines India Ltd’s slide into bankruptcy has left travellers frustrated and confused, with many worried about how expensive re-booking tickets may be against the spiralling cost of air fares. The airline, majority owned by billionaire Nusli Wadia’s Wadia Group, is the latest to go under in one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets. It blames its fate on ...

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