All Air France articles – Page 7
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AnalysisSNAPSHOT: Putting numbers on the legacies of airline leaders
With airline leaders gathering in Seoul for the IATA AGM, we use Cirium's Fleets Analyzer and schedules data to measure the legacies of the chief executives who have left their roles in the past 12 months. The AGM takes place in South Korea just weeks after the death of long-serving ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Onex aims for WestJet growth
The purchase of WestJet led by Onex Partners for C$5 billion ($3.7 billion) is an opportunity to continue the airline’s transition into a global carrier following the private equity firm’s years of attempts to increase its aviation focus.
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ANALYSIS: High-tech radar hunts for missing A380 fan debris
French investigators have detailed the extensive efforts to hunt for engine fragments which fell from an Air France Airbus A380 over southern Greenland nearly 20 months ago.
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Pilot strikes deepen Air France-KLM's quarterly loss
Air France-KLM has blamed a combination of pilot strikes, fuel-price rises, currency changes and increased competition after its first-quarter operating loss more than doubled to €303 million ($333 million) from €118 million.
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Alitalia to be 'associate' of new Delta-Air France venture
Alitalia is in talks to become an associate member of the new transatlantic joint venture being forged by Delta Air Lines and Air France-KLM.
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RETROSPECTIVE: When Concorde wasn't the UK's cup of tea
When the first UK BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde lifted off on its maiden flight from Filton exactly 50 years ago, the supersonic aircraft was far from securing its legacy as a beloved and admired technological achievement.
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Podcast
PODCAST: Airline Business team on 737 Max, KLM, Saudia and A380
The new edition of the Airline Business Podcast is now available.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: A380 flights set to fall for first time in 2019
The cancellation of the Airbus A380 programme comes in a year that could see the first drop in scheduled passenger flights made by the type.
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Austrian plans Vienna fightback
Austrian Airlines has committed to "fighting back" against low-cost rivals at Vienna airport by strengthening its European route network, in particular increasing frequencies to Germany.
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Netherlands and France to jointly review Air France-KLM strategy
The French and Dutch governments have pledged to create a joint working group to scrutinise the governance and ownership structure of Air France-KLM and their respective visions for the group's long-term strategy.
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RETROSPECTIVE: Concorde as viewed from the flightdeck
Capt Ron "R E" Gillman described Concorde as a "magnificent achievement" in this assessment of its handling qualities first published in Flight in January 1976 to mark the aircraft's entry into service
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Pilot deal frees Air France to begin premium-cabin rejig
Air France-KLM chief executive Ben Smith has highlighted that a new labour deal with pilots has given the French flag carrier the "commercial flexibility" it needs to reconfigure its long-haul fleet to meet premium market demand.
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PICTURES: Air France refurbishes A330 cabins
Air France has introduced an upgraded cabin interior on its Airbus A330 fleet.
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Air France adds own name to Hop unit's branding
Air France HOP is the tweaked brand name under which the French flag carrier will henceforth operate regional flights.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Joon gets old quickly for parent Air France
It was with florid language that Air France unveiled Joon as its "new-generation travel experience" in September 2017.
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Air France set to close Joon
Air France has signalled the end for its Joon brand by launching a review of the unit as it looks at integrating the carrier’s employees and aircraft into the wider operation.
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PICTURES: 2018's key airline chief executive appointments
A visual record of some of the most significant leadership appointments across the global airline industry in 2018
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Inquiry reveals blunders behind 777F's 100t weight error
Investigators have disclosed that a 100t weight error led the tail-strike protection mechanism to activate on an Air France Boeing 777F, spurring the crew to command full take-off thrust.
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UIA 737's unauthorised turn preceded airprox at Paris
French investigators are probing an airprox incident at Paris Charles de Gaulle which appears to have followed an unauthorised manoeuvre by a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800.
