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Air France-KLM

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Air France-KLM is a world leader in passenger transport, cargo, and aeronautical maintenance.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Jan 2026 · Accord UE-Qatar de ciel ouvert & carburants d'aviation

Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament) and Fédération bancaire française and

25 Nov 2025 · Défis européens des grandes entreprises françaises

Meeting with Matthieu Moulonguet (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)

6 Nov 2025 · Decarbonisation of aviation and Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP)

Air France-KLM urges reclassification of international cabin waste rules

5 Nov 2025
Topic — New EU Circular Economy Act aims to enhance circular business models and recycling.
Message — The airline requests reclassification of international catering waste from Category 1 to Category 3, enabling composting and recycling instead of mandatory incineration. Alternatively, they advocate for a quantitative risk assessment to evaluate actual health risks and support more proportionate regulations.12
Why — This would enable them to compost two-thirds of cabin waste currently requiring incineration.3
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Meeting with Roberts Zīle (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Nov 2025 · European aviation sector

Meeting with Nikolina Brnjac (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Oct 2025 · The key challenges currently facing European aviation

Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Oct 2025 · Enjeux du secteur aérien en Europe

Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Oct 2025 · Décarbonation du transport aérien

Meeting with Yannis Maniatis (Member of the European Parliament) and Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies

13 Oct 2025 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Sept 2025 · Aviation

Meeting with Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

17 Sept 2025 · Key Challenges in Aviation

Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Sept 2025 · Transport aérien

Meeting with Jeannette Baljeu (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2025 · Aviation and STIP

Air France-KLM Urges EU to Prioritize Aviation Fuel Funding

4 Sept 2025
Topic — A strategic framework to boost public and private investments in sustainable transport.
Message — Air France-KLM requests prioritizing aviation through technology-neutral funding for sustainable fuels. They advocate for Contracts for Difference and a harmonised book and claim system.123
Why — Funding would lower fuel costs and protect European airlines against non-EU competitors.45
Impact — Fossil fuel incumbents would lose market dominance as Europe diversifies its energy supply.6
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Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

2 Sept 2025 · Fluggastrechteverordnung

Meeting with Rosa Serrano Sierra (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Sept 2025 · Passengers Rights

Meeting with Filip Cornelis (Director Mobility and Transport) and

17 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views on the main aviation priorities

Meeting with Tom Berendsen (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Jul 2025 · Air passenger rights

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and TotalEnergies SE and

10 Jul 2025 · Clean industrial deal Financement Simplification

Meeting with Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

9 Jul 2025 · Challenges of EU Aviation Sector

Meeting with Kosma Złotowski (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

9 Jul 2025 · Passenger rights

Meeting with Eddy Liegeois (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

8 Jul 2025 · EU SAF market development and ReFuelEU Aviation implementation

Air France-KLM urges EU to protect social standards and ownership

11 Jun 2025
Topic — Revision of EU rules for air services, licenses, and airline ownership requirements.
Message — The company requests a legally binding 'home base' definition for aircrew to ensure fair social standards. They oppose relaxing ownership rules and want to limit long-term aircraft leasing from non-EU countries.123
Why — Maintaining current rules protects their market position from low-cost rivals using cheaper foreign labor.4
Impact — Budget airlines and ticket intermediaries would face stricter oversight and higher operating costs.56
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Response to Revision of EU rules on air services

9 Jun 2025

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Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

23 May 2025 · Marché intérieur, simplification, SAF

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament)

22 May 2025 · Exchange on sustainable aviation fuels

Meeting with Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez (Member of the European Parliament)

22 May 2025 · Normativa sobre los derechos de los pasajeros aéreos

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

22 May 2025 · Competitiveness & decarbonisation

Meeting with Chiara Galiffa (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič) and Airlines for Europe and

20 May 2025 · Trade tensions’ impact on the aviation industry

Meeting with Arash Saeidi (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

20 May 2025 · Aérien

Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament) and EUROCINEMA, Association de producteurs de cinéma et de télévision and

16 May 2025 · Festival de Cannes - Audiovisuel, Europe, IA et financement de la culture

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Apr 2025 · SAF

Meeting with Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Apr 2025 · TRAN

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Apr 2025 · Hållbara flygtransporter och flygavtalet med Qatar

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

26 Mar 2025 · Aviation topics

Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action)

20 Mar 2025 · Carbon leakages in Aviation

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Feb 2025 · Konkurrenskraft och klimat i flygsektorn

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament) and Deutscher Raiffeisenverband e.V. and Bundesverband Deutscher Leasing-Unternehmen e. V.

19 Feb 2025 · Austausch zu EU Politik

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

4 Feb 2025 · Sustainable aviation fuels

Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Jan 2025 · Visite des infrastructures aéroportuaires de Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle

Meeting with Eddy Liegeois (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

23 Jan 2025 · Overview of Air France - KLM group and key challenges

Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament) and Airbus and

21 Jan 2025 · Politique économique européenne

Meeting with Pierpaolo Settembri (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas)

21 Jan 2025 · Mtg with - Airfrance/KLM

Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament) and Airbus and

21 Jan 2025 · Défis européens des grandes entreprises françaises

Air France-KLM demands clarity on aviation fuel subsidy rules

6 Jan 2025
Topic — Defining rules for calculating price differences between sustainable fuels and fossil kerosene.
Message — Air France-KLM requests clarification on fuel price reporting and stricter confidentiality for data. They propose that Member States complete fuel subsidy allocations within two weeks.123
Why — These changes would protect commercial secrets and speed up the distribution of subsidies.45
Impact — National regulators may struggle to meet the proposed two-week deadline for administrative actions.6
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Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Dec 2024 · Osund konkurrens i luftrummet

Air France-KLM warns EU database expansion threatens SAF supply

7 Nov 2024
Topic — Extension of EU Union Database traceability to cover raw material origins for renewable fuels.
Message — The airline argues the proposed tracking requirements are too complex and costly, especially for non-EU fuel sources. They want consistency with existing national registries to avoid duplicate reporting obligations.12
Why — This would reduce their compliance costs and administrative burden from duplicate reporting systems.34
Impact — Environmental groups lose stronger safeguards against fraudulent sustainability claims in fuel supply chains.5
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Air France-KLM urges nuclear power recognition in low-carbon fuel rules

25 Oct 2024
Topic — EU methodology for certifying greenhouse gas emissions savings from low-carbon fuels.
Message — The airline requests recognition of nuclear electricity through dedicated power purchase agreements for low-carbon fuel production. They also seek removal of discretionary criteria imposed during state-aid clearance and extension of the 2040 deadline to 2050 for industrial emissions used in e-fuel production.123
Why — This would provide legal certainty for investments in nuclear-powered hydrogen production and accelerate e-fuel availability.45
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Air France-KLM urges harmonized standards for flight emission labels

21 Oct 2024
Topic — A voluntary labelling scheme establishing a common methodology for calculating flight emissions.
Message — The airline group requests harmonized calculation methodologies to avoid creating a confusing patchwork of reporting models. They also argue that airlines should be permitted to allocate sustainable fuel uptake manually.12
Why — Standardized rules would reduce reporting burdens while reinforcing passenger trust in environmental data.3
Impact — Consumers face confusion if labels use methods that conflict with other EU rules.4
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Air France-KLM urges stricter enforcement of aviation state aid

7 Oct 2024
Topic — The European Commission is revising state aid rules for aviation sectors.
Message — Air France-KLM demands stricter enforcement to prevent unlawful subsidies and unfair competition. They propose using total cost assessments for airport charges instead of marginal costs. They also seek state aid for decarbonization and sustainable aviation fuel.123
Why — This would protect established carriers from competitors benefiting from subsidized airport rates.4
Impact — Low-cost carriers would lose pricing advantages gained from subsidized marginal-cost deals.56
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Meeting with Arash Saeidi (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Sept 2024 · échange sur la future legislation 2024-2029

Response to States considered to be applying CORSIA in 2024 for ETS purposes

24 Sept 2024

Please find the Air France-KLM position paper attached.
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Meeting with Valérie Devaux (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · Enjeux européens du secteur du transport aérien

Meeting with Sandro Gozi (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · Internal market on airlines

Meeting with Angelika Winzig (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Sept 2024 · Meeting with Air France-KLM representatives

Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament) and European Association Automotive Suppliers

3 Sept 2024 · Priorités Transport 2024-2029

Air France-KLM urges scientific standards for non-CO2 aviation reporting

29 Jul 2024
Topic — Revision of EU rules for monitoring and reporting aviation greenhouse gas emissions.
Message — Air France-KLM requests the 100-year time frame to ensure international alignment and clarity. They oppose conservative default values for fuel properties which bias impact estimates. They also advocate for transparency across tools and including navigation provider performance.123
Why — Standardized metrics and automated data would reduce administrative burdens and ensure competitive fairness.45
Impact — Air navigation service providers would face new accountability and performance indicators for flight trajectories.6
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Meeting with Christophe Grudler (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jul 2024 · Politique industrielle européenne

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport) and Airbus and

15 Jul 2024 · Transport and mobility priorities / Funding / Decarbonization solutions

Meeting with Thierry Mariani (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Jul 2024 · Garantir la compétitivité des compagnies aériennes de l'UE

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport) and Airbus and

26 Jun 2024 · Exchange on the situation of European transport businesses in Canada

Air France-KLM calls for stricter oversight of airport charges

6 Jun 2024
Topic — Evaluation of EU legislation governing airport slots, charges, and groundhandling services.
Message — AFKL requests replacing the Airport Charges Directive with a binding EU Regulation. They advocate for a single till model and greater control over airport investments. The group opposes slot auctions and environmental modulation of airport fees.123
Why — Stricter rules would prevent airports from imposing excessive costs for unnecessary infrastructure projects.45
Impact — Monopolistic airports lose the freedom to prioritize commercial profits over aeronautical service needs.67
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Meeting with Rachel Smit (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and

16 Apr 2024 · Circular economy and improving cabin waste management

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič) and International Air Transport Association and

16 Apr 2024 · Circular economy and improving cabin waste management

Meeting with Ralf Kuhne (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides) and International Air Transport Association and

16 Apr 2024 · On circular economy and improving cabin waste management.

Meeting with Rachel Smit (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean) and ENGIE and Groupe ADP

8 Apr 2024 · Meeting with Région Ile-de-France and stakeholders on SAF and ReFuelEU

Meeting with Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner) and Airlines for Europe and

20 Mar 2024 · Aviation Summit - EU 2040 targets implication for air transport : carbon market diplomacy, and how to ensure competitiveness and prevent carbon

Meeting with François-Xavier Bellamy (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Jan 2024 · Priorités de l'industrie aérienne française

Meeting with François-Xavier Bellamy (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Nov 2023 · Règlement pour une industrie à zéro émission nette

Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action) and Airbus and

24 Oct 2023 · Cercle des Grandes Entreprises françaises

Meeting with Petar Vitanov (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Jun 2023 · Fair competition in the aviation sector

Air France-KLM demands strategic status for sustainable aviation fuels

19 Jun 2023
Topic — The European Commission is proposing the Net Zero Industry Act for green technologies.
Message — Air France-KLM urges the EU to classify sustainable aviation fuels as strategic technologies. This would unlock faster project permitting and provide dedicated funding through specific grant calls.12
Why — The airline would benefit from streamlined regulations and increased subsidies for fuel production.3
Impact — Other green energy industries would face increased competition for limited European subsidy funds.4
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Meeting with Christophe Grudler (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

14 Jun 2023 · NZIA

Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action)

30 May 2023 · Sustainable aviation

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

22 May 2023 · Exchange of Views with IATA Members on API Files

Air France-KLM backs EU taxonomy status for aviation finance

3 May 2023
Topic — The consultation defines technical criteria for environmentally sustainable aviation activities for investment purposes.
Message — Air France-KLM supports including aviation to unlock funding for decarbonization. They advocate for criteria covering aircraft manufacturing and sustainable fuel use.12
Why — Taxonomy inclusion would lower financing costs for its massive fleet modernization program.3
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Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament) and Mouvement des Entreprises de France

6 Dec 2022 · Green Deal

Meeting with Karima Delli (Member of the European Parliament) and SOLAR IMPULSE FOUNDATION

29 Nov 2022 · aviation

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

10 Nov 2022 · Fit for 55 (ReFuelEU) Single European Sky

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

10 Nov 2022 · Progress in decarbonisation aviation

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

15 Jun 2022 · Counterfeiting

Response to Update of common rules for the allocation of slots at European Union airports

24 May 2022

Please find attached the Air France-KLM position on the EC call for evidence on slot relief for IATA season W22/23
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Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Apr 2022 · ETS Aviation File

Meeting with Sunčana Glavak (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

8 Feb 2022 · ETS Aviation and CORSIA Notification reports

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Jan 2022 · Fit for 55

Response to Better protection for passengers and their rights

12 Jan 2022

Please find in the document attached Air France-KLM group contribution to this consultation prepared by our Customer Experience team. With best regards, Matthieu Tétaud
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Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and

22 Nov 2021 · EU Digital COVID Certificate, travel restrictions

Meeting with Cláudia Monteiro De Aguiar (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

18 Nov 2021 · Refuel Aviation

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

31 Mar 2021 · ReFuel / EU ETS

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Mar 2021 · Green Deal/Fit for 55

Meeting with Gaëlle Michelier (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Walter Goetz (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

26 Feb 2021 · Presentation of the situation of AF-KLM group.

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

25 Feb 2021 · European Green Deal, recovery

Meeting with Gaëlle Michelier (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

4 Feb 2021 · Meeting to prepare a future call.

Meeting with Gaëlle Michelier (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Walter Goetz (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

12 Oct 2020 · Meeting to discuss the major challenges facing European airlines in the current crisis.

Response to Revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001

21 Sept 2020

With the publication of the European Green Deal in December 2019, the European Commission announced the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC and the Recast Directive 2018/2001/EU by June 2021. The attached position paper constitutes Air France-KLM’s initial views towards the announced revision.
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Response to Revision of the EU Emission Trading System Directive concerning aviation

28 Aug 2020

With the publication of the European Green Deal in December 2019, the European Commission announced the revision of the EU Emission Trading System Directive 2003/87/EC also concerning aviation, with a proposal to be adopted by June 2021. This position paper constitutes Air France-KLM’s initial views towards the announced revision.
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Meeting with Gaëlle Michelier (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

28 May 2020 · Meeting to discuss post COVID in aviation

Meeting with Joost Korte (Director-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion)

23 May 2019 · Meeting with Michiel Laumans, Coordinator International Affairs Air France/KLM, to discuss the membership of the SDC in Aviation

Response to Clarifying the provisions for the data communication between aircraft and traffic controllers.

6 Mar 2019

Air France would support the proposed amendment of regulation 29/2009 (DLS IR), with the following comments or proposals: (1) (b) Article 3 paragraph 3 Current date for first-CofA exemption criteria has been set up considering aircraft flight hours with age. It has been agreed that oldest aircraft, after 25 years, fly less and only make a minor DLS contribution in overall airspace. So First CofA before 1995 has been chosen, with regards to the full datalink availability, expected, when decision has been made, for 2020. Today, full datalink is not provided all over Europe, and is not expected to be provided before at least 2022. Moreover, some questions are still open on ground architecture, VDLM2 capacity, network performance, that may delay this date again. It would therefore make sense to align First-CofA exemption criteria to this current status. We would thus propose to reasonably move First CoA exemption date to 1st January 1997, in order to avoid disproportionate investments on some few aircraft, for very few and short contribution to full european datalink (3) (b) Article 14: - We would suggest to add a notion of “on-board datalink platform” in addition to "aircraft type/model" consideration. Indeed, for large fleets like A320 family, datalink architecture may be very different from an aircraft to another, within the same type/model. On A320, FANS ATN capability has been designed on ATSU hardware basis, but not on “old MU” basis. Although it is technically possible to upgrade a “MU A320” to an ATN & BIC configuration, implementation costs are not comparable with an “ATSU A320” upgrade. For some configurations, STC or approved modification may not even be available. Our proposal would then be to rephrase amendment to: “aircraft types/models/onboard datalink platform combinations for which re-engineering costs required would be disproportionate due to old design” In that case, reporting date (Article 14 paragraph 1) should be redefined. Proposal to be made through RMT 0524 process, before end 2019
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Response to Single European Sky performance and charging scheme

22 Nov 2018

Madame, Monsieur La compagnie Air France a participé et a été fortement impliqué dans le position des associations IATA, AIRE et A4E, concernant le "Revised rules on performance and charging schemes". Nous la soutenons donc totalement. Cordialement Jacques Pech
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Meeting with Joshua Salsby (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

1 Feb 2018 · Aviation issues

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

16 Jun 2017 · Meeting with Mr Janaillac, CEO of Air France KLM Group and Mr Elbers, CEO of KLM on competition and aviation

Meeting with Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom)

18 Apr 2017 · Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU