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Air France pays tribute to its last Boeing 747 with its customers

Air France salutes with emotion the departure of its Boeing 747 from its long-haul fleet, after more than forty years of idyllic travel by Jumbo Jet. On this occasion, the Company is inviting its customers to share in several different celebrations. Special open days at the Air and Space Museum at Le Bourget Air France and the Air and Space Museum at Le Bourget are organizing special visits...

Air France Industries to Upgrade Four A330s with Rockwell Collins’ PAVES™ Passenger

Air France Industries will soon upgrade four Airbus A330 aircraft for one of its customers with Rockwell Collins’ PAVES™ Passenger Services System (PSS). The standalone, cost-effective reading light and cabin crew call system with USB charging port brings several benefits, including a significant reduction in aircraft weight. Depending on the system it replaces, PAVES PSS can bring...

Air France staff threaten January strike action

UGICT-CGT, the largest of the two unions, has called for a strike on January 28 to protest the job cuts as well as the legal action taken against five employees involved in an October 5 attack on Air France officials after the airline presented its restructuring plan. The union is also protesting the airline’s plans to spin off some of its operations. “In 2016 we’re lett...

Air France flight makes emergency landing in Kenya after bomb alert

An Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris was forced to make an emergency landing in Kenya early Sunday after a suspected bomb was found on board, police said. Navy and police bomb experts were called in to determine if there were any explosives on board the plane, which had 459 passengers and 14 crew members aboard. Many countries are on alert for possible attacks, including France which...

Air France launches a new route to Glasgow in Scotland

Heading north to Glasgow, at the heart of Scotland As from 27 March 2016 and for the entire 2016 summer season, Air France will be offering a new daily flight between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Glasgow international airport in Scotland. Flights will be operated by Airbus A318 with a capacity of 131 seats. “The launch of flights to Glasgow next summer highlights our desire to serve gro...

Air France to restore two long-range routes next summer

Air France (Paris) will be enhancing its flight schedule for summer 2016 with two additional routes. Starting in June 2016, Air France will begin service from New York (JFK) to Paris-Orly, in addition to the four daily frequencies to Paris Charles de Gaulle. Beginning in April 2016, Air France will operate three weekly flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Tehran Imam Khomeini Internatio...

Air France to resume Iran flights

Air France has announced it will begin flying to Iran for the first time since 2008. The airline will serve Teheran from Paris-Charles de Gaulle three times a week (Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) starting in April 2016. "Air France is showing that it is ready to seize all possible profitable development and growth opportunities", said Frédéric Gagey, chairman and CEO of...

Air France KLM November 2015 results

Passenger network: strict capacity discipline, increase in both trafficand load factor, notably impacted by the 13th November Paris terrorist attacks Cargo activity impacted by additional security measures at CDG Traffic highlights November traffic to and from Paris was significantly impacted by the 13th November Paris terrorist attacks. Passenger network load factor was down 0.9 point...

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