Air France

France’s air traffic control system is not catching a break. Along with being slated for an early 2024 technology overhaul, its controllers are now on strike.

By Summer 2026, eleven of the 14 routes currently operated by Air France from Orly will be terminated, but a few exceptions might be made.

As part of Monday’s order announcement, the Air France-KLM Group is set to become one of the largest A350 operators worldwide.

Canadian airline WestJet has announced a significant expansion of the carrier’s codeshare agreement with Air France to take effect from Sept. 25. The airlines have had a partnership for over 10 years that currently gives WestJet passengers the ability to access 22 destinations across Europe. With the announced expansion the number of destinations will expand […]

Etihad Airways and the Air France-KLM Group are seeking to expand and enhance their codeshare and interline agreements which began in 2012. The signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the parties this week will seek to enhance the existing collaboration ‘across passenger operations, loyalty programs, talent development, and maintenance.’ Arik De, Chief Revenue […]

Niger, a landlocked country at the heart of Africa, finds itself embroiled in a political crisis that has led to the closure of its airspace. The country’s military rulers have declared the closure of the country’s airspace, signaling an escalation of tensions with neighboring countries and the international community. With neighboring nations allegedly preparing for […]

The ruling comes after a lower court had earlier pronounced a decision against the government’s plans.

Air France is strengthening its summer 2023 schedule by bringing back multiple destinations that were suspended due to the pandemic and restoring capacity to 2019 levels. The French airline will operate up to 835 daily flights to 191 destinations in 89 countries. Asia With the reopening and easing of health restrictions in Greater China, the […]

Lufthansa recently announced a bid to acquire a minority stake in the Italian airline ITA Airways with an option to purchase the remaining shares in the future. A press release on Wednesday from the German carrier stated: ‘Today, the company submitted an offer to the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ministero dell’economia e delle […]

On December 12 Air France resumed its non-stop services between Paris (CDG) and Newark (EWR) after more than a decade. The airline’s last operation on this route was on March 24, 2012, on a service operated in Airbus A330-200 with four weekly flights. Flight AF 62 was operated on a Boeing 777 registered F-GSPK and […]