Qatar Airways Touches Down for the First Time in Lyon, France
Qatar Airways has landed its inaugural flight to the French city of Lyon, with the new direct service operated by a Boeing 787-8, with four weekly flights on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. This new route expands Qatar Airways’ presence in France, whilst also growing its global network of more than 160 destinations. The flight […]
Air France to serve Quebec city from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to, its 4th destination in Canada
Air France is expanding its services to Canada, the airline’s second largest long-haul market in seats offered. As from 17 May, 2022, Air France will fly from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Quebec City’s Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), with three weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Flights will be operated by Airbus A330-200 equipped […]
La Compagnie To Resume Flights in June
La Compagnie, the boutique, all-business-class airline that only flies between France and New York, is set to resume flights next month after shuttering for much of the past year due to the pandemic. La Compagnie will have flights between Paris Orly (ORY) and New York Newark (EWR) from June this year. From July, the carrier […]
Proposed Environment Tax Will Destroy Jobs and Fail to Decarbonize Aviation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that proposed new environmental taxes in France will fail to decarbonize the aviation sector and eliminate 150,000 French aviation jobs. The Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat (CCC) – a citizens’ body created under President Macron – is proposing a series of measures to curb aviation emissions, including an […]
DSNA and IATA to Cooperate on French ATM Strategy
DSNA, the French Air Navigation Service provider, and IATA, the International Air Transport Association, have agreed to cooperate on the development of a French Air Traffic Management (ATM) Strategy (FAS). In 2016, DSNA was the first European ANSP to cross the symbolic threshold of 3 million safely controlled flights. Over the next two decades, passenger […]
Air Caraïbes takes delivery of its first A350-900, opening up a new era in air transport to the French Caribbean
With this latest delivery, Air Caraïbes becomes the first French airline to operate the A350 XWB. The aircraft, leased from AerCap, was delivered during a ceremony held at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse on 28 February. It will take off at 14:00 heading for Paris Orly Sud before embarking on its first commercial flight […]
Air France y Ceetiz firman un acuerdo comercial
Ceetiz, una plataforma internacional de reservas en línea para actividades turísticas y de esparcimiento (atracciones turísticas, visitas guiadas, excursiones, actividades deportivas y culturales, etc.) firmó una alianza comercial con Air France Desde el portal airfrance-fr.ceetiz.com o accediendo a través de la sección ¨Preparar su viaje¨ del sitio web de Air France, ambas empresas ofrecen a […]
IATA launches advanced aviation training programme with ÉNAC
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the launch of an advanced aviation training programme in partnership with the École nationale de l"™aviation civile (ÉNAC) in Toulouse, France. This is the first time that IATA has partnered with a university to offer an airline operations degree. Through the IATA Training and Development Institute (ITDI), […]
Air France KLM realizó un encuentro culinario en agradecimiento al apoyo recibido durante el 2014
Air France KLM invitó a periodistas, editores y locutores de importantes medios de comunicación a nivel nacional, dónde puso a prueba las capacidades culinarias de sus invitados. Kitchen Club de Vitacura fue el escenario que congregó a los comunicadores que representaban los medios más destacados y afines a la aerolínea. En un ambiente de camaradería, […]
Air France entrega «Charlie Hebdo» a los pasajeros
La aerolínea francesa Air France ha entregado este jueves ejemplares de la revista ‘Charlie Hebdo’ en los vuelos domésticos e internacionales, señala la cadena británica ITV. La revista ha impreso cinco millones de ejemplares del primer número tras el ataque terrorista con el profeta Mahomá en la portada…