Air France

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Expanding on an existing commercial partnership, Air France-KLM and Etihad are looking to collaborate on areas such as passenger operations and maintenance.

However, certain services to African destinations remain suspended.

The agreement is set to cover supply chain management, repairs and the creation of a worldwide pool of aircraft components.

Air France has suspended flights to and from Gabon following the military coup in the West African country.

Discrepancy in cost is a major barrier to encouraging more people to travel by less-polluting, climate-friendlier rail.

Airlines have had to suspend or divert flights after authorities in Niger closed the country’s airspace following a military coup.

As demand for air travel and fleets grows, European carriers are investing to ensure they have enough qualified pilots.

As it posted a big increase in quarterly profit, Air France-KLM reported that capacity across its airlines reached 92% of 2019 levels in the second quarter.

Air France's Paris Charles de Gaulle-Abu Dhabi route will be flown daily with an Airbus A350-900 from this October.

Industry executives, NGOs and politicians underlined obstacles and discussed possible solutions to the aviation industry’s net-zero emissions goal.

Air France CEO Anne Rigail speaks to ShowNews on the sidelines of the Paris Air Show about sustainable aviation fuel production and cost challenges.

Air France is launching a new recruitment campaign for cadet pilots with a comprehensive training program entirely paid for by the airline.

Accidents are becoming more survivable, meaning regulators are doing their jobs, but finding additional improvements has become more challenging.

France’s transport ministry plans to study possible flight limits at Paris airports.

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?