Air France

The project did not make it past the summer... Since the beginning of June, AccorHotels had been looking at Air France KLM. The French hotelier had even expressed its interest in a very official way, by way of a press release. Since then, the airline group has not really moved out of the...

If there is one area where the 'globalisation' effect is in full swing, it is air transport, with its multiplication of networks and hubs, the famous hubs for connecting flights. Hardly a day goes by without one or more airlines inaugurating new routes. Sabre, a provider of technology services to the air transport industry, has...

Partly unveiled last January, the new Air France Business lounge in Hall L of terminal 2E at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport is now fully open to business travellers. With a total surface area of 3,200 sq. m., compared with 2,180 sq. m. accessible to the public until now, and a seating capacity of 540, this...

Could AccorHotels become a shareholder in Air France-KLM instead of the French state? The hotel group announced on Sunday evening its interest in taking over the 14.3 % stake in the airline. This would make AccorHotels the largest shareholder, ahead of Delta Air Lines and China Eastern, which took a stake in Air France-KLM last year and both hold 8.8 % of the airline's...

Air France and Qantas have just renewed a code-share agreement which in fact enables Air France to consolidate its position in the Asia-Pacific market, one of the world's most buoyant markets. "Thanks to this agreement, the Air France-KLM group is able to offer its customers one of the best travel solutions from Europe to Australia. This...

At its meeting this morning, the Air France-KLM Board of Directors appointed Anne-Marie Couderc as head of the airline group. A member of the Air France-KLM Board of Directors, the former minister in Alain Juppé's government between 1995 and 1997 will take over as interim CEO following Jean-Marc Janaillac's resignation, following the rejection of his proposed wage agreement. The members of the Board...

On this first day of strike action following the resignation of Air France-KLM CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac, the airline is expected to record its lowest cancellation rate since the strike began in February. In fact, Air France expects to operate almost 85% of its flight schedule this Monday 7 May. Almost all of these -...

On Friday 4 May, the majority of Air France employees said "no" to the proposed wage agreement launched by the CEO of Air France-KLM in an attempt to end the strike action. All Air France employees were asked to respond to the question "In order to achieve a positive outcome to the current dispute, are you in favour of...

This Thursday 3 May sees the start of another round of strikes, both on the SNCF network and at Air France. On the rail network, SNCF expects to operate half of its scheduled TGV services. Internationally, 3 out of 5 trains should be able to accommodate business travellers. The Lyria network (2 trains out of...

The standoff continues at Air France, where the referendum announced by the company's management began at 10am on 26 April. This electronic consultation will be open until 6 p.m. on May 4. "To ensure a positive outcome to the current dispute, are you in favour of the pay deal proposed on 16...

Tuesday 24 April saw further disruption due to the strike at Air France. The strike is being followed by 27.8 % of pilots, 19.2 % of cabin crew and 4.4 % of ground staff. Air France is expected to operate almost 75 % of its flight schedule. The...

The week begins with another strike day: on Monday 23 April, 28.1 % pilots, 19.6 % cabin crew and 13 % ground staff are on strike at Air France. Air France therefore plans to operate an average of 75% of its flight schedule. The network...

What does the acquisition of this new aircraft, celebrated by Transavia France at the end of March, represent? Nathalie Stubler - Picking up a new aircraft is always a unique event. This is Transavia France's 32nd Boeing. With the arrival of another aircraft in the spring, this will mean growth of 18% in...

Air France celebrated its return to Seattle on 25 March and intends to take care of the business travellers who will accompany it on this transatlantic route. The Boeing 777-200s chosen by the airline are equipped with the new long-haul travel cabins. In addition, Air France's initial schedule already includes up to five flights a week between Paris-CDG and Seattle...

With the launch of the Paris-Seattle route, are you already thinking of a daily flight on this route? Pierre-Olivier Bandet - We offer 5 flights a week at peak times, operated by Boeing 777-200s equipped with the latest long-haul cabins. But in fact, the aim would be to achieve a daily frequency, at least during the summer, because it's a...

Business travellers were dreading April, but it didn't take long for the disruption to make itself felt. Unsurprisingly, rail transport is the hardest hit on 3 April, with the start of the famous "slowdown strike" at the SNCF. An average of one TER out of 5 is expected to be disrupted, both in...

In the wake of a day of general strike action, it is the Air France site that is the focus of business travellers' attention on 23 March. The strike notice filed by several of the airline's staff unions would mobilise 35% of pilots, 31 % of cabin crew and 29 % of ground staff. The...

Brittany and the French overseas departments have never been so close. Travel between these two parts of the world will be easier from 6 March thanks to the TGV Air offer. Air France customers living near Rennes will be able to take advantage of train-plane tickets to Fort-de-France, Point-à-Pitre, Cayenne and Saint-Denis. This offer is in line with the...

The SkyTeam alliance is expanding its range of business lounges with the expected opening of its eighth and ninth worldwide by the end of the year. These new additions come on the heels of the inauguration of a new lounge in Vancouver last November, and following on from North America, the alliance will now be offering its South American business lounges in Santiago,...

Joon is expanding its range of flights with a daily service to Mumbai (Bombay). The new Air-France KLM airline will take over operation of the route between Paris and the Indian business capital from 18 June. Departures from Paris will be at 11:40 a.m., with arrival the following morning at...