Air France

France’s public prosecutor has launched an appeal after a Paris court verdict cleared Air France and Airbus of charges from the 2009 crash of AF447.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The verdict comes nearly 14 years after the crash of Air France flight AF447 in 2009, which killed all 228 people on board an Airbus A330-200.

Carriers continue to launch new international routes.

Strikes in France and Germany are causing major disruptions for European airlines, with delays, canceled flights and airport closures.

Strikes at oil refineries are threatening supplies of kerosene to Paris airports.

The latest round of strikes began March 7 and have been causing widespread disruption as the French government seeks to push through the reforms.

The aircraft are due for delivery to the French airline in the 2024 second quarter.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

Can rail operators and airlines—traditionally more competitors than partners—really work together to help cut emissions?

Facility expansions, joint ventures and support contracts feature in Contracts and News Briefs this month.

The flag carrier will be the only airline flying between Ottawa and Europe.

Both airlines have outsourced signed agreements with airline affiliated maintenance providers.

The airline expects to restart daily fights to three cities from July.

Three more Airbus A350-900s have been ordered for Air France and four Airbus A350F freighters are now destined for Martinair.

The airline is extending a Caribbean network it operates between French territories and Miami.

When IATA launched its New Distribution Capability (NDC) in 2012, it was heralded as a way for airlines to take greater control of their products.

Airlines and fuel producers await clarity from European governments after SAF talks ended without final agreement in late 2022.

Airlines wanting to build back up their activities to and from China face some significant hurdles.

Nathalie Stubler is leaving the Air France-KLM low-cost subsidiary after seven years in post to tackle group-wide decarbonization.

The French government is seeking to reduce carbon emissions by moving short-haul domestic trips from air to rail.

France has welcomed a European Commission announcement that the country can legally ban domestic flights for which there is a rail alternative of under 2.5 hrs.

Tanzania's largest city is being added as part of a wider expansion in East Africa.

High-speed trains may not be the first thing you think of when hearing the words “Air France,” but the carrier is focusing on opportunities for cooperation with rail operators, initially in France, as part of its decarbonization strategy.

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