Air France-KLM: rights are certificates of scareworthiness

Fewer flights, lower prices and balance sheets big enough to land a jumbo jet on. A €2.3bn rights issue from Air France-KLM demonstrates that legacy national flag carriers remain as underpowered today...

Air France-KLM to Sell $2.4 Billion New Shares to Cut Debt

(Bloomberg) — Air France-KLM plans to sell about 2.26 billion euros ($2.4 billion) of new shares to shore up its balance sheet and repay a chunk of the state aid that helped the carrier survive ...