Word: klm
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Lauvergeon, though, has kept her top spot, with recently appointed supervisor Jean-Cyril Spinetta, chairman of Air France-KLM, backing most of her positions - even if plans for a public offering of shares in Areva, something for which Lauvergeon has long lobbied, have now been dropped. "About the only thing she hasn't gotten her way on is hearing [President] Nicolas Sarkozy say 'O.K., let's float this company,' " Elias says. "Apart from that, though, we're seeing further confirmation that she's one of the best managers in the industrial world...
...four weeks of unpaid work. Chief executive Willie Walsh--who has agreed to go without a salary in July--called the request part of a "fight for survival." It could be worse. At least BA's pilots aren't being asked to handle luggage, as those of Dutch airline KLM were in early June...
...market. "It's for people who recognize that transatlantic travel is something you want to do in other than economy class," says Dale Moss, OpenSkies' effervescent managing director. Business-class flyers to Amsterdam and Paris pay as much as $8,000 round-trip on legacy carriers such as KLM and Northwest. For that money, you get to board first; then you wait for the other 200 passengers to crowd in after you. Asks Moss: "Would you rather be on an airplane that has two-by-two seating that takes, what, 15 minutes to board, or would you rather...
...targeting that segment has failed before, notably in London. Indeed, BA and American Airlines used price-cutting and other tactics to help shoot down three business-class-only carriers. Nor will the incumbents in Amsterdam fail to react. KLM and Northwest have already slashed business-class fares...
...international airline consultant with inside knowledge of Alitalia said the deal was inevitable despite years of waste and posturing. The companies are already linked through the SkyTeam alliance (along with Delta, Korean Air and others), and Air France and KLM have their own recent merger experience to work from as take in Alitalia. "This is the first real substantive positive step toward a viable long-term solution," said the consultant, who requested anonymity because of his company's work with the parties involved. "Everything before has been just kicking the can down the road, and political folly...