corporate 17/07/2017 Air France to launch new lower-cost airline Pilots have overwhelmingly backed the airline's 'Boost' plan which aims to develop new long and short-haul flights.
France 30/11/2016 'Air France shirt rippers' given suspended prison terms Three men have been given three-to-four-month suspended sentences after a court in Paris found them guilty of organised violence against airline executives.
France 06/10/2016 Air France condemns 'sabotage attempts' reports Air France has condemned media reports that it has suffered a string of sabotage attempts on its planes by radicalised ground staff.
corporate 27/07/2016 Air France-KLM warns on falling travel demand from terrorism and Brexit Air France-KLM is downbeat about profits this year amid terrorist attacks in Europe and Brexit uncertainty.
world news 11/06/2016 Air France: Euro 2016 travel fears as pilots' strike begins Air France pilots began a four day strike on Saturday – the latest industrial action in the host country of Europe’s football championship that could disrupt travel plans for…
France 09/06/2016 Strikes and protests across France on eve of Euro 2016 The day before the Euro 2016 football championship kicks off, the French government was working overtime to settle a dispute with the state rail company…
economy 06/04/2016 Traders mark Air France-KLM down after boss severs contract Air France-KLM shares took a dive in Paris on Wednesday with the news company boss Alexandre de Juniac is decamping to Montreal to run the airline
France 04/03/2016 Air France jet narrowly misses drone over Paris An Air France Airbus A320 jet almost hit a drone while preparing to land at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris last month. Accident investigators at
France 04/03/2016 Air France plane narrowly avoids collision with drone Air France plane narrowly avoids collision with drone An Air France Airbus A320 jet narrowly avoided colliding with a drone while descending for an
corporate 18/02/2016 Cheaper fuel helps Air France-KLM return to profit for 2015 Air France-KLM's shares took off on Thursday after the Franco-Dutch airline said it had returned to profit last year helped by lower fuel bills and increased numbers of passengers.
economy 11/01/2016 Air France-KLM report mixed fortunes for terror-stained 2015 Air France – KLM say the Paris attacks cost the airline around 70 million euros in lost revenue in December, but that business appears to be picking
France 21/12/2015 Man arrested over Air France bomb scare A man has been arrested after an Air France jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Kenya due to a bomb scare. The flight from Mauritius to
world news 20/12/2015 'Fake bomb' forces Air France flight into emergency landing A bomb scare that forced an Air France flight into an emergency landing in Kenya on Sunday turned out to be a hoax.
world news 20/12/2015 Air France bomb scare diverts plane to Kenya False alarm: Air France flight AF 463 from Mauritius to Paris was forced into an emergency landing after a suspicious device was found on board in the lavatory.
economy 08/12/2015 Air France says Paris attacks cost 50m euros in lost revenue Fifty million euros: the cost to Air France-KLM in lost revenue as trips were cancelled in the wake of last month’s terror attacks in Paris
France 18/11/2015 Two Air France flights diverted due to security threats land safely in US Two Air France flights en route to Paris from the USA which were diverted because of a bomb threat and a security incident have both landed safely
economy 29/10/2015 Air France-KLM defends cost cuts despite soaring profits Air France-KLM has announced a larger-than-expected rise in third-quarter profits – while insisting that there’s still an “overwhelming need” to cut
France 23/10/2015 Protests as Air France confirms 1,000 job losses in 2016 Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Paris and across France on Thursday to defend jobs at Air France – as the carrier confirmed that
economy 19/10/2015 Air France chief hints that full job cuts plan can be avoided The head of Air France’s parent company has said its job loss plan can be avoided if negotiations with the unions succeed in finding alternative ways
France 12/10/2015 Six arrested after Air France demo over job losses One week after media footage showed an Air France human resources manager scale a fence to escape angry workers it has been announced six of the
