The group

Two airlines whose three core businesses are:

• passenger transport,
• cargo transport,
• aircraft maintenance services.

The Group is the world leader in terms of international passenger traffic1; it ranks second worldwide for its cargo activities1 (not including integrators) and is one of the world's major maintenance service providers.
1 (source IATA 2003)

The Group counts more than 100,000 employees throughout the world.

Passenger transport is the Group's main business, accounting for 79% of turnover (2005-06 financial year), with 70 million passengers carried (2005-06 financial year), a fleet in operation of 565 aircraft on 31 March 2006 (including 185 dedicated to regional routes), and 247 destinations worldwide.

The Group structure is simple: a holding company with two airline subsidiaries.  This "one group, two airlines" structure is designed to free up the full range of synergies  generated by the complementarities between the two carriers.

The strategy of the Air France-KLM Group is one of profitable growth, based on leveraging its fundamental assets:

• Powerful hubs (Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol) linking the medium-haul network to long-haul routes
• A well-balanced network that offers natural protection against economic and geopolitical risks
• The SkyTeam global alliance, highly integrated and growing steadily
• Services that fulfil customer expectations
• A strict cost-control policy

The priority for the Group is to draw on existing synergies between Air France and KLM. Rationalizing the fleet and enhancing its flexibility are also keys to profitable growth for the Group