ATLANTA, PARIS and ROME, May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The members of the leading trans-Atlantic joint venture - Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), Air France KLM (OTC: AFLYY) and Alitalia - today announced a year-over-year 7 to 9 percent reduction in trans-Atlantic passenger capacity this fall between Europe and the United States and Canada, as the airlines respond to a significant increase in jet fuel prices and fluctuating seasonal demand.

MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today joined officials from Memphis, Shelby County and the state of Tennessee to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the first nonstop flight between Memphis International and Amsterdam Schiphol airports.

The UK Office of Fair Trading has decided to clear the acquisition of VLM Airlines, a former subsidiary of the Dutch company Panta Holdings, by the Air France KLM group. VLM Airlines operate a fleet of 18 Fokker 50 out of London City Airport which is the hub for the majority of its flights.

Flight attendants at troubled Italian airline Alitalia said they would walk out on their jobs for exactly one minute on Sept. 6. The action was called to persuade management to explain the company's restructuring plan, ANSA, the Italian news agency, reported Thursday.

Air France and Delta Air Lines have signed a joint venture agreement to share revenues and costs on their trans-Atlantic routes.