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A strike by air traffic controllers at Orly airport near Paris has resulted in the cancellation of 70 percent of scheduled flights this past weekend.

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A small French territory of 6,000 people located off the Canadian east coast hosts a rare and unique transatlantic domestic route. Air Saint-Pierre’s seasonal service connecting the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon with mainland France returns this summer for its fourth season. The route is offered by Air Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and […]

May 1, 2023, Labor Day, will see the next round of protests in France against the raising of the retirement age from 62 to 64. The reform, approved by the French Constitutional Court on April 14, has sparked new protests across the country. The change, sought by current President Emmanuel Macron, was presented as a […]

The flag carrier of India, Air India has officially announced its deal to purchase 250 aircraft from Airbus of France. After much speculation and rumors, this deal was considered finalized by most people awaiting just an official announcement from all the involved parties. This deal is in line with the policy of the TATA Group, […]

JetBlue is taking another step in its transatlantic expansion by announcing that it will begin flying to Paris-CDG, France, its second European destination after London and the first in continental Europe, starting in the summer of 2023. The U.S. carrier did not provide specific details on the date of the inaugural flight or frequency but […]

On Monday, Airbus — the prominent, European aircraft manufacturer — announced the launch of Airbus Atlantic, which will become their new wholly-owned subsidiary. The combination of Airbus’ two major production sites located in Nantes, France and Montoir-de-Bretagne, France with Stelia Aerospace — their seat design and manufacturing subsidiary — will potentially make Airbus Atlantic, the […]

Last August,  Corsair and Air Austral — two French airlines — announced they had started talks for a possible joint venture between the two companies in a move to improve the financial viability of both their operations. At the same time, both carriers looked to reinforce the connectivity not only between Metropolitan France and the […]

The ongoing pandemic has led many carriers to shift their operational focus to leisure routes in recent months in an attempt to capture any remaining demand. Yesterday, Air France become the latest airline to join the trend as the carrier announced six new routes departing from Paris’s Charles de Gaulle and Orly Airports for Pointe-à-Pitre, […]

Indian Ocean-based French carrier Air Austral of France’s La Réunion has received its first Airbus A220-300 aircraft, delivered from Airbus A220 Final Assembly Line in Mirabel, Canada. The carrier expects the second and third aircraft delivery to join Air Austral fleet in the coming days. Air Austral announced the purchase of the three Airbus A220 […]