Air France

Air France said it expected to operate around 75 percent of its flights on April 3, the first day of a strike that will coincide with a larger stoppage on the rail network, paralyzing much of France's transport network.

French airline Air France said on March 23 that 30 percent of its long-haul and medium-haul flights to and from Paris were not operating due to a strike over pay.

A team of investigators and engineers headed to Canada Sunday to inspect an Airbus A380 superjumbo operated by Air France which was forced to make an emergency landing after an engine explosion.
The double-decker aircraft carrying 496 passengers and 24 crew had taken off from Paris on Saturday bound for Los Angeles and was several hours into the flight when the blow-out occurred.

Air France customers can now get their boarding pass on Facebook Messenger. Soon they will be able to receive other useful travel information to Messenger, such as Booking Confirmation and Booking Reservation, Registration Reminder, and Real-time Flight Notifications.

The chief executive of Air France-KLM, Alexandre de Juniac, is stepping down to run the airline industry's main trade group, the International Air Transport Association, it was announced on April 5.

Air France-KLM is getting good traffic volume and has seen no major impact from attacks on the Brussels airport and underground system last week, its chief executive told Reuters.

Air France has renewed its direct daily flights between the Bulgarian and French capitals starting from Sunday.

The flights between Sofia airport and Charles de Gaulle airport have been added to the airline's summer flight schedule and will be serviced between March 27 and October 29.

The flights will be carried out by an Airbus A319 with a capacity of 143 seats.

Franco-Dutch airline group Air France-KLM said Jan. 11 that the November 13 terror attacks in Paris reduced its December turnover by an estimated 70 million euros ($76.42 million).

But the effect had largely tailed off over the past two weeks, it added.

Franco-Dutch airline group Air France-KLM said Jan. 11 that the Nov. 13 terror attacks in Paris reduced its December turnover by an estimated 70 million euros ($76.42 million).

An Air France Boeing 777 en route from Mauritius to Paris was evacuated at Mombasa airport, Kenya, after a suspicious device was found in the plane’s toilets. Air France Chief Frederic Gagey said the fake bomb device was a cardboard box, paper and a timer and described the fake bomb placement as an “extremely aggressive act”.