Desperate Times & Desperate Measures

Airline switching to algae fuel

AMSTELVEEN, Netherlands - Amstelveen, Netherlands-based airline KLM has said it will begin testing kerosene fuel made from algae in the fall.

KLM announced that the Dutch company AlgaeLink has signed an exclusive contract to provide the airline with fuel for the pilot project, Radio Netherlands reported Monday.

Airline says sorry for city flight chaos

Flight operators KLM have apologised after a security alert for passengers waiting to jet out of Edinburgh Airport.

Passengers flying from Edinburgh to Amsterdam on April 10 were asked to leave the plane, which was already primed for departure, while their baggage was unloaded and spread out.

Each passenger was asked to personally ... read more

Alitalia - What Now?

French airline Air France-KLM’s Alitalia takeover bid breaks down

The Alitalia takeover bid by French airline Air France-KLM broke down and the Italian company are now holding an emergency board meeting.

Alitalia chairman Maurizio Prato has resigned after the talks between Alitalia's unions and Air France-KLM management fell apart.

Alitalia Saga Comes To An End

Alitalia board approves Air France-KLM takeover deal

ROME — The board of Alitalia after a marathon meeting approved early Sunday a formal takeover offer put forward by Air France-KLM, placing a very low value on the struggling Italian flag carrier.

The operation is seen as critical to the troubled Italian airline's survival and a key first issue for the new government in Rome to be ... read more

Europe-Japan EU Probe

KLM says involved in EU probe on Europe-Japan airline routes

AMSTERDAM - A spokeswoman for KLM said the Dutch airline is among those companies involved in an EU probe into anti-competitive practices on routes between Europe and Japan.

'The airline is fully cooperating with the inquiry,' she added.

KLM's parent company Air France-KLM (NYSE:AKH WS) (OOTC:AFLYY) had earlier declined to comment ... read more

latin America

Tourism this week in Latin America

ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires registered high levels of occupancy in January and February
Hotel occupancy continues to register very high levels in Buenos Aires. According to a report from Ente Turimso of Buenos Aires, January’s average reached 67 percent in all categories, while in February levels were even higher and reached an average ... read more

Airline Mergers

Air France-KLM eyes stake in merged Delta-Northwest airline

PARIS - Franco-Dutch airline Air France-KLM is prepared to make an investment in the entity that would emerge from a merger between Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) and Northwest Airlines Corp. (NWA), a senior official said Thursday.

GOL - KLM Deal

GOL announces interline agreement with KLM

SAO PAULO, Brazil - GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A., the parent company of Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. ("GTA", Brazil's low-cost, low- fare airline) and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. ("VRG", Brazil's premium service airline), has entered an interline agreement with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.