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In accordance with current procedures, the pilots of flight AF2686 on 28 December flying from Paris-CDG to Sofia responded to a TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) warning above Serbian territory. Neither the aircraft nor the passengers were in danger at any moment. Air France is conducting an internal inquiry into the incident and has forwarded [...]

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Today, Sunday 25 October 2009, sees the first flight of an aircraft equipped with the brand new Air France Premium Voyageur cabin which gives passengers 40% more space and a seat that reclines inside a rigid shell. The Air France Boeing 777-200ER operating flight AF 022 and fitted with 24 seats in the new cabin [...]

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Today, Air France is taking delivery of its first Airbus A380, the world’s largest airliner, which can carry 538 passengers over 13,000 km. Three of the twelve pla­nes on order will be delivered to Air France between now and spring 2010, to be closely followed by a fourth. Starting on 23 November 2009, the Air [...]

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The auction of 380 seats on each of the two inaugural flights by airbus A380, the profits of which will go to the Air France Corporate Foundation, will begin on 1 October, at 10am > a dedicated website for full information and to access the auction: www.af380.com > an account on “Twitter” and “facebook” to [...]

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Following the interline agreement signed on February 4th, Air France, KLM and WestJet announced that, as of today, the 2 European companies will offer interline itineraries that connect their passengers into WestJet’s Canadian network. Initially, connections will be made through the gateways of Calgary and Vancouver, with the option to continue on to Vancouver, Calgary [...]

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Air France’s first Airbus A380 has just been painted with the airline’s new livery in Hamburg. This aircraft will start operating a daily Paris-Charles de Gaulle – New York-JFK route in November 2009. Air France is the first European airline to offer its customers the comfort of the Airbus A380, and the first airline to [...]

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