Air France

By Thierry Dubois
An Air France crew that spent 17 hours on the ground with 497 passengers after a diversion to Atlantic Canada has lessons to apply in similar predicaments.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Routes spoke to a string of airline CEOs this year. Catch up on 10 of the most recent interviews.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France has strengthened its partnership with French rail operator SNCF as the airline works to cut emissions from its domestic flight network in line with federal financial support requirements.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith discusses the overhaul of the group’s strategy in the French domestic market.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Routes looks at the top destinations and routes served by France's national carrier this week.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
France’s national carrier expects to operate up to 55% of its 2019 domestic schedule over the Christmas period.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The latest lockdown in France adds to the difficulties the group faces.
Airports & Networks

By Nigel Mayes
Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Wizz opening routes to Romania from Birmingham; Air Arabia Abu Dhabi’s latest service; and Air France’s decision to begin flights to a fourth destination in India.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The LCC will begin domestic service in November, offering four routes form Nantes and one from Paris Orly.
Airports & Networks

By Ellie Wells
Chief executives from some of the world’s leading airlines will be in attendance at Routes Reconnected to discuss the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their business models and how they intend to rebuild passenger demand.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France has tested all-electric ramp-handling equipment for the first time ahead of an Airbus A350 flight from Paris to Delhi as part of broader sustainability efforts, which include making its ground operations carbon neutral by 2030.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Two Mexican airlines are adding new services from the city despite COVID-19.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
France’s flag carrier has been given the green light from Chinese authorities to operate weekly flights between Paris and Beijing.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
China has condemned France’s decision to slash the number of Chinese airline flights to Paris per week from three to just one, which Paris said was in response to China’s "five ones" policy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France plans to cut 6,560 jobs by the end of 2022, with a further 1,020 to go from its regional subsidiary HOP! through fleet simplification and restructuring.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Air France plans to gradually build up its flight schedule over the coming months as its aims to serve close to 150—or 80%— of its regular destinations this summer.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports begin to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
ASL Airlines France, which specialises in flights between France and North Africa, will tomorrow open a new domestic scheduled passenger route.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
An Air France pilots union has expressed concerns over a plan being formulated to restructure the carrier’s domestic network, with low-cost subsidiary Transavia set to take on a greater role at the expense of Air France and regional brand HOP.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Following Air France’s decision to retire its Airbus A380 fleet immediately, Routes assesses the impact on the carrier’s network.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France has definitively ended Airbus A380 operations, bringing forward an existing plan to phase out the superjumbo following the coronavirus outbreak.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across Europe are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Subject to travel restrictions being lifted, Air France plans to gradually resume flights by the end of June, aiming to operate about 15% of its normal schedule using 75 of its 224 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across Europe are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
KLM is resuming routes to an additional eight destinations as it begins to restore its European network.
Airports & Networks