Routes Reconnected: Air France-KLM CEO targets domestic profitability

Transavia France’s entry into the country’s domestic market forms a key part of Air France-KLM’s strategy to rationalize its short-haul network and improve profitability, according to CEO Ben Smith. Speaking during the Routes Reconnected conference program, Smith said the group expects its domestic operations in France to return to the black in the near future, […]

Air France-KLM group chief executive Ben Smith appointed A4E 2020 chairman

Ahead of the annual A4E Aviation Summit in Brussels today, we speak to the association’s incoming chairman – Air France-KLM group chief executive Ben Smith – about the key challenges facing the European airline sector and the role A4E can play for its members. What do you hope to achieve as Chairman of A4E? I […]