Air France
Air France and China Southern enter cargo joint venture
Air France-KLM and China Southern today announced the signing of a Framework Agreement for the development of a Sino-European Cargo Joint Venture between both companies.
Air France and Fnac: Music takes flight
On its long-haul flights, Air France is phasing in a new inflight entertainment programme that is constantly upgraded. When it comes to inflight music, Air France passengers can now listen to the very best of all types of music through a selection of albums that will be renewed each month, in some fifteen musical categories thanks to this latest partnership with Fnac.
Air France welcomes arrival of its 50th Boeing 777
Air France’s Boeing 777-300ERs can carry 325 passengers on international routes and 472 passengers on the French Caribbean & Indian Ocean network. With a payload of 57 tonnes, these aircraft have the largest load capacities of all long-haul twin-engined aircraft.
Air France reaches e-ticketing targets
Starting 1 June 2008, all Air France tickets will be electronic, in compliance with recommendations stipulated by IATA (International Air Transport Association) which represents 94% of airlines.
Air France celebrates the film world
On the occasion of the Cannes Film Festival, Air France has added a new section about the film world to its website - Airfrancelasaga.com. When and how did cinema get on board? In what way has film screening developed? Through a voyage through time, airfrancelasaga.com invites surfers to discover several films portraying the story of Air France and cinema.
Low-cost terminal fees in Marseille
Air France expressed its satisfaction with the decision taken by the Council of State on 7 May 2008, cancelling the amount of airport fees applicable in the MP2 low-cost terminal at Marseille-Provence airport for 2006 and 2007.
Air France takes delivery of 50th Boeing 777
On 30 April 2008, Air France’s 50th Boeing 777 joined the fleet. The aircraft, a 777-300ER registered F-GZNB, landed at Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 9:30, after taking off from Everett airport near Seattle the day before, which is the site of Boeing’s assembly line.
Air France increases fuel surcharge
Due to the high level of fuel prices, Air France is increasing its fuel surcharge by 2 euros per segment on domestic flights, by 4 euros per segment on medium-haul flights and by 10 euros per segment on long-haul flights.
Successful launch for Air France’s new boarding satellite
Since its inauguration on Sunday 30 March 2008 at 0620 (local time), the new boarding satellite of Terminal 2E at Paris-Charles de Gaulle dedicated to Air France and built by Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport has already handled over 27,000 customers and 120 flights.
Air France offers BBC news bulletins on flights to LA
To accompany the launch of its new daily London-Los Angeles service on 31 March 2008, Air France is teaming up with the International news channel BBC World to offer customers their favourite daily news bulletins. Every month, close to 13,000 passengers on board the new London-Los Angeles flights will have access to the latest afternoon news bulletins (flight departs at 5pm), at over 30,000 feet.
Air France and Delta kick off joint venture
Air France and Delta Air Lines have officially kicked off their joint venture agreement with a joint press conference during which Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Air France-KLM, and Richard Anderson, Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines, announced the launch of three trans-Atlantic routes that take full advantage of the E.U.-U.S. Open Skies Agreement.
Air France and OnAir launch new mobile phone service
Air France and OnAir today announced the launch of a trial of inflight voice calls. Air France’s is the first inflight mobile phone service to offer the full range of mobile communications services, including voice, SMS and email.
Ambitious recruitment plans for Air France
Due to growth in Air France activity and staff retirements, more pilots are being recruited and trained. Following on from an annual recruitment rate of 130 pilots between 2003 and 2006, Air France recruited 260 pilots in 2007 and will recruit close to 300 more pilots in 2008 and 2009.
Share exchange offer for Alitalia
In accordance with the announced timetable, Air France-KLM submitted on 14th March 2008 a proposal to Alitalia aimed at combining Alitalia and the Air France-KLM Group and acquiring the control of the Italian company.
Air France and KLM to increase summer capacity
The summer schedule of Air France and KLM posts a 4.6% increase in capacity for summer 2008 in terms of available seat-km compared with summer 2007. This breaks down into 5.1% for the long-haul network and 3.2% for short and medium-haul routes.