Twice-daily KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flights between Thanet in east Kent and Amsterdam have begun.
The French state's stake in the Air France-KLM merger is set to be 44 percent.
Some airlines, including KLM, are investing in biofuels, but full commercialisation looks a decade away.
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Recently, the winner in a Finnish wedding design competition used KLM uniforms to create her couture gown.
When KLM changed their uniforms 18 months ago, they had tons of useless fabric on their hands.
And like Air France-KLM, while the pair will combine their businesses they will maintain separate corporate operations.
"It connects in to 130 routes across the world on the whole of the KLM network, " he said.
However, as was the case with the Air France-KLM merger in Europe, the airlines' brands would remain separate.
KLM's service is available only to travelers with confirmed reservations who are willing to connect their social profiles to their booking.
Several big airline groups, notably Air France-KLM, are trying to make deep cuts.
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Air France-KLM plans to cut down flights out of the city's Malpensa airport and make Rome its only hub.
Before planning was granted KLM UK Engineering had been testing at an unauthorised site at the airport for five years.
He then underwent secondary screening at the boarding gate for the KLM flight, according to officials of the Dutch airline.
So far KLM is only letting passengers on flights from Amsterdam to New York, San Francisco and Sao Paolo use the service.
Earlier on Sunday it was reported the Dutch airline KLM had flown through the ash cloud without the test plane being damaged.
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British Airways (BA), for instance, has confirmed that it is talking with KLM about some sort of alliance with the Dutch carrier.
Kilimanjaro, we wanted to fly KLM via Amsterdam because this is the only nonstop flight from outside Africa into Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Air France-KLM, British Airways, Lufthansa and others carried out over 40 flights.
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British Airways, Air France, Lufthansa and Holland's KLM could be among them.
Both BA and KLM, after all, had direct experience of what flying through volcanic ash can do to a high-bypass turbofan jet engine.
Dutch airline KLM has begun powering some commercial flights on an eco-friendly fuel mix that includes 25% cooking oil and 75% jet fuel.
He also said the suspect underwent secondary screening at the boarding gate for the KLM flight, according to officials of the Dutch airline.
Desso wove the uniforms into carpets, which were kitted out on the new World Business Class cabin on KLM's Boeing 747-400 fleet, this July.
Among the European stocks that are sensitive to the economy and were being heavily lent out were airlines like British Airways and Air France-KLM.
Spanish airline Iberia and Hong Kong's Cathay have reported losses, while others such as British Airways and Air France-KLM have seen profits fall sharply.
Orbitz also offers its private-label solutions (hotel bookings at travel supplier websites) to Delta Airlines, KLM, LAN Airlines and Alaska Air, among others.
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Air France-KLM, the Franco-Dutch airline, says it made a big loss in 2012, blaming sharply rising fuel costs and trouble with its cargo business.
On the European Tour, England's Graeme Storm lead at the halfway stage of the KLM Open at Hilversum Friday, carding a second round 66.
After the failure of its alliance with American Airlines, British Airways is now rumoured to be interested in reviving its merger talks with KLM.
"If this expanded version was launched, Air France-KLM could order a significant amount, " Spinetta was quoted as saying by the French business daily La Tribune.
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