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Air France-KLM Group loses €7.1 billion in 2020 amid COVID-19 chaos

CEO Benjamin Smith said that "2020 tested the Air France-KLM Group with the most severe crisis ever experienced by the air transport industry."

France

Air France cuts 7,500 jobs and sparks criticism of €7bn state bailout

France's flagship airline has announced it will be cutting 7,500 jobs due to the coronavirus crisis.

World News

COVID-19: Air France-KLM expands refund policy for cancelled flights

The French-Dutch carrier says all passengers whose flights are cancelled amid the pandemic are eligible for refunds, regardless of the date.

World News

Scrap coronavirus refunds to save airlines, lobbyists tell Brussels

Airline passengers whose flight was cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic will lose their right to a refund if lobbyists get their way, the EU’s Transport Commissioner has told Euronews

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France

Stowaway found dead in landing gear of Air France plane in Paris

The body of the stowaway was found after the plane - coming from the Ivory Coast - had landed in Paris.

France

French judges drop charges against Air France, Airbus over 2009 crash

French judges have dropped charges against Air France and Airbus over a mid-Atlantic plane crash in 2009 that killed all 228 people on board, blaming the pilots for losing control of the plane.

World

Zoom-raider? Franco-Dutch power struggle over airline stake

The move surprised analysts and comes in the midst of tensions over the company's strategic direction. Financial observers also said the tug of war risks harming the company and its investors.

Iran

European airlines halt flights to Iran

The move by British Airways, KLM and Air France comes months after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would re-impose sanctions on Tehran.

Economy

Air France-KLM shares fall after CEO announces his resignation

The airline's latest pay offer to staff was rejected in a union ballot

France

Air France CEO resigns after employees reject pay deal

The chief executive of Air France-KLM, Jean-Marc Janaillac, has resigned after staff at the airline rejected the latest pay deal.

France

France strikes expected to cost hundreds of millions for public companies

Air France and SNCF have estimated the costs of the strike

Economy

Thousands stranded as striking workers ground flights in France and Germany

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled in France and Germany. Air France workers plan four more walkouts this month

Economy

Easter strikes ground passengers

Some staff members at Ryanair and Air France are striking over the Easter weekend.

France

Air France cancels quarter of its flights

The cancellations are due to a strike by staff

France

Air France 'shirt-ripping': case goes to Paris appeals court

Today, twelve former and current Air France workers will appear before the Paris Court of Appeal charged with violence and vandalism.

World News

Flight delays at Charles de Gaulle as Air France pilots strike

Air France unions gather for the first time since 1993 to protest over pay.

Argentina

Plane crew detained after passenger claims neighbour masturbated

The crew of a French-run plane were held for 48 hours by police in Buenos Aires after the daughter of a former Argentine minister complained a fellow passenger masturbated next to her, according to a source close to the investigation

Business Series

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

'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

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.