Europe's top airlines fly high

The European aviation sector had wind under its wings on Wednesday, boosted by Air France-KLM and Lufthansa’s better-than-expected quarterly results.

The Franco-Dutch company’s shares were up 8.37 percent at 6.44 euros at the close, while Lufhansa rose 7.24 percent to 11.71 euros.

For details on how they were able to improve their operating profits watch our Behind Markets report.