You can find the press release of AF/KL on the website of the Air France-KLM Group.

• Mr H.N.J. Smits for a fourth and final term of three years;
• Ms I.P Asscher-Vonk for a fourth and final term of one year;
• Mr P.C. Calavia for a second term of four years;
• Mr P.F. Riolacci for a first term of four years;
• Mr F. Enaud for a first term of four years.

Positive results for 2015
Looking back on the past year, KLM saw the first results of its strategy to cut costs on one hand and pursue investment on the other. The annual results revealed a positive trend. In February 2016, KLM announced an operating result of EUR 384 million and a modest profit of EUR 54 million. Also KLM’s EBITDA has increased from EUR 731 million to EUR 911 million. Net debt was reduced and equity improved. In the first quarter of 2016, capacity was increased by 3.9% and KLM saw passenger traffic increase by 10%.

Regarding KLM cash management, the Board was also informed of questions asked by some Dutch stakeholders and of guidelines that have finally been endorsed. The Board acknowledged that the creation of Air France-KLM group in 2004 was highly beneficial to both airlines and more generally to the Netherlands and France.

KLM will work to the best of its ability to use seasonal products, and will begin with yellow pepper soup which will be prepared fresh daily.

KLM will serve meals by Sergio Herman in World Business Class until the end of September. For years, now, KLM has been offering meals in World Business Class created by a variety of leading Dutch chefs including Richard Ekkebus, Jonnie Boer, Onno Kokmeijer, Mario Ridder, and Peter Goossens from Belgium.

Perfectly fitting its ‘little acts of kindness’ belief, KLM is the first airline offering a range of gifts to surprise a travelling family member or friend on board.

It is also possible to surprise someone who’s not travelling, since KLM Wannagives offers home delivery too. Flying Blue members can use their miles for their purchase.

Read more about KLM Wannagives

Mr ‘t Hart will take up a position which is being vacated on the same date by Kees Storm. Mr Storm is leaving the board after completing the maximum term of 12 years.

Cees ‘t Hart (1958) has been Chief Executive Officer of the multinational FrieslandCampina since 2009. Before joining FrieslandCampina in 2008, Mr ‘t Hart held a range of international management positions at Unilever, including Vice President Foods Asia Pacific in Singapore, Chief Executive Officer Unilever Poland, and Chief Executive Officer Lever Fabergé Italy. He is chairman of the Dutch Dairy Association (NZO) and chairman of the Dutch government agency Topsector Agri&Food.

From today until the end of November, the inflight entertainment system will be adjusted aboard KLM’s intercontinental fleet. Apart from extended availability, the navigation of the system has also been simplified by making more use of visual navigation cues, instead text.

During their flight, passengers can choose from 1,000 hours of programming, available in up to 12 languages. In additional to the audio-visual programme, KLM also offers passengers its Holland Herald inflight magazine and various newspapers.

Prior to their flight, passengers can already browse the inflight programme on KLM’s website and via the KLM Movies & More app, which is available for Apple and Android smartphones. Soon the app will be available for iPad.

This will enable customers to stay connected with the world through text messages or emails as well as internet connection and ultimately through live broadcasts of TV programmes. Thanks to this new technology, Air France and KLM will offer passengers access to a broad scope of data communications during the flight. On the specially designed in-flight website, a broad range of services will be offered for free, like latest news, TV channels relevant airline and destination information and a unique offer of online magazines.

The trial phase will be conducted over the year 2013 on two Boeing 777-300s, operated by each airline. During this period, travellers will be able to hook up to the internet via their Wi-Fi enabled smartphone, laptop or tablet PC at a fixed rate, as well as use their mobile phone for sms or e-mail, whatever their travel class. We will ask our customers to provide feedback, along with their expectations and suggestions on improving these new services to be used as input for further future deployment.

In the current economic context, top priority must be given to the recovery and improvement of the performance of Air France and of KLM, which must call up all reflection and energy in order to better address these challenges. Consequently, the setting-up of a full-dedicated Air France-KLM holding, which was to be implemented at the beginning of 2012, has been put off to 2013.  

In these circumstances, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon has resigned from his duties as Chief Executive Officer of Air France and Air France-KLM. The Board of Directors has paid tribute to the action that he took with courage and to the numerous measures efficiently implemented within difficult conditions since he took up his duties on January 1, 2009.  

In order to address the situation, the principle of sole leadership is essential, both within Air France and the Air France-KLM group.  

Therefore, the Appointment Committee of Air France-KLM has put forward to the Board of Directors of Air France-KLM, which approved it, the candidacy of Alexandre de Juniac to the duties of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air France; this appointment will be subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of Air France and will become effective after the opinion of the ethics committee (Commission de déontologie) provided by the law of January 29, 1993.  

Alexandre de Juniac, surrounded by an experienced and younger team including Alain Bassil, Frédéric Gagey, Bruno Matheu and Florence Parly, will submit to the boards of directors of Air France and of Air France-KLM the measures aiming at improving the performance of Air France, and will be responsible for following-up such measures over time.  

During the period prior to the setting-up of the Air France-KLM fully dedicated holding, Jean-Cyril Spinetta and Leo Van Wijk, who presided the setting up of the Air France-KLM group, will be in charge of its strategic coordination. Jean-Cyril Spinetta, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Air France-KLM group, has been appointed as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Air France-KLM group. He has suggested to the Board of Directors, who has accepted it, that Leo Van Wijk be appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Air France-KLM group. Philippe Calavia will continue to be in charge of the financial management of the Air France-KLM group.