A new report suggests that budget airlines may be charging families more to travel than their mainstream rivals. The travel comparison website responsible for the study found that once the extra costs of administrative services, priority booking, seat reservations and baggage surcharges were taken into account, the price of a ticket with a low-cost carrier [...]

The UK flag carrier trumped its competition with launch of its new service from London City airport to Aberdeen. Experts say the carrier’s new service foiled rival CityJet’s plans to launch service along the same route; following the recent BA announcement the carrier has apparently opted out of going toe-to-toe with British Airways for service [...]

The French flag carrier has taken delivery of its 60th 777 model aircraft. The arrival came earlier this week at the airline’s base at Charles de Galle airport in Paris, where the 777-300ER version of the Boeing staple landed early in the day on 4 April. According to the airline, the newest 777 features a [...]

Low-cost carrier easyJet has launched new hubs in France. This week saw the airline begin operations at its new French bases in Nice and Toulouse, going toe-to-toe with local flag carrier Air France. Officials confirmed during the opening that the carrier had expansion plans in the works for both cities that would bring 11 new [...]

European carrier Air France-KLM has fallen into heavy losses, citing rising fuel costs and traffic disruptions. Figures released on Thursday revealed net losses of €809 million (£678 million) for the Franco-Dutch airline last year. The numbers comes in stark contrast to the company’s net profits of €289 million (€242 million) posted one year prior. In [...]

A decision by the Court of Appeal means that passengers on airlines will no longer be able to try and sue them if they feel their dignity has been hurt. The ruling means that a tax on obese travellers has come one step closer to reality. British Airways and Thomas Cook have just won a [...]

French labour unions are threatening an Air France strike on Monday. According to the Europe 1 website, almost all of the Paris-based carrier’s labour unions would be involved in the walkout, which comes in response to new laws that tighten workers’ restrictions on the right to strike. Should the action take place, workers will strike [...]

Paris-based carrier Air France has signed a deal with two Libyan carriers to repair aircraft damaged in recent months. Air France officials said on Wednesday that the firm was working with Libyan Airlines as well as Afriqiyah Airways in the effort of getting their fleets back in the sky following damaged suffered amid the overthrow [...]

Air France has said it should be able to double revenues in the Chinese market in around six years, if it can maintain current growth rates. The optimistic forecast came on Friday via newly appointed chief executive of Air France-KLM, Alexandre de Juniac. The company head said to reporters from a Chinese newspaper that growth [...]

Air France has suspended Chinese maintenance operations on its aircraft. The Paris-based carrier has said that the decision was made after French workers had discovered some 30 screws to be missing from one of its Airbus A340 jets after undergoing maintenance operations by Chinese firm Taeco in mid-November. The news came in Beijing on Thursday [...]