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Two of Europe’s biggest airlines put measures in place to ease travel chaos
The airline group will have to improve transatlantic travel and cut staff costs to plug its balance sheet hole
Container company seeks to expand its reach after business soared during pandemic
Head of Franco-Dutch group plans to repay state aid and raise €4bn in fresh capital
Market opportunities put group under mounting pressure to repay pandemic bailouts quickly
Franco-Dutch airline ‘back on track’ towards return to pre-pandemic profit levels
Carriers and their lawyers used legal innovation in a race against the clock
Russian aviation authorities fail to approve Air France and Austrian Airlines’ routes avoiding Belarus airspace
French appeals court overturns previous decision not to press charges over incident that killed 228 people in 2009
Debate rages over billions spent to prop up flag carriers as crisis reverses privatisation drive
The political pressure created by financial strain will continue
Government shareholding in the airline could rise to 29.9%
Franco-Dutch carrier expects to fly at just 40% pre-crisis capacity in ‘challenging’ first quarter
Politicians must stop obsessing over national icons and let airline become more efficient
Handling of passenger information for UK flights becomes major concern ahead of January 1
Air France-KLM posts quarterly loss and warns of gloomier outlook
Biggest single cut in passenger jet business as aircraft maker faces ‘gravest crisis this industry has ever experienced’
Airline forecasts capacity will be almost wiped out in the second quarter
Renault also in line for €5bn deal as Paris steps in to tackle coronavirus impact
Carriers call for state support to avoid coronavirus ‘catastrophe’ as they slash capacity
Airlines are scrambling to shore up finances as travel bans and coronavirus fears hit bookings
UK group in talks for urgent financing as other carriers scramble to weather cancellations
Companies sprout red flags, pointing to financial vulnerabilities created by the outbreak
Airlines count cost of cancellations but videoconferencing booms
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