Air France's view that it is "not in the same business" as low-cost airlines (Comment, 9-15 April) smacks of a similar statement made by the US Mail when FedEx was set up to provide an efficient parcels delivery service (I am told the UKPost Office, also government owned, took the same view. Is there a link here?).
Alan Heywood
Hatfield, UK
Source: Flight International
Italian carrier ITA Airways is performing ahead of the business plan drawn up last year as Luthansa Group prepares to take a stake in the airline.
Thai AirAsia has taken delivery of a new Airbus A321neo, marking the resumption of aircraft deliveries for the AirAsia Group after a hiatus of close to four years.
Lufthansa Group expects to close its deal to acquire a 41% stake in ITA Airways in the fourth quarter after securing conditional European Commission clearance for the transaction.
