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Air France (French pronunciation: [ɛːʁ fʁɑ̃s]; legally Société Air France, S.A.), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France, and is headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. The airline is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and is one of the founding members of the SkyTeam airline alliance.
Air France has been in operation since 1933. Its aircraft have been involved in a number of major accidents and incidents. The deadliest accident of the airline occurred on June 1, 2009, when Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330-203, flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed into the Atlantic Ocean with 228 fatalities.
Air France Flight 447 (AF447/AFR447) [b] was a scheduled international passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, France. On 1 June 2009, inconsistent airspeed indications and miscommunication led to the pilots inadvertently stalling the Airbus A330.
Kept the First Air brand acquired the Canadian North name. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. 2004 - Acquired by Air France, which changed its company name to Air France-KLM, although the two airlines still operate as separate airlines; Loftleidir-Icelandic. 1979 - Flugfélag Íslands and Loftleiðir merged, and the airline became known as Icelandair.
Merged with four other airlines to form Air France. Société Générale des Transports Aériens: February 8, 1919: October 8, 1933 France: Merged with four other airlines to form Air France. Grands Express Aériens: March 20, 1919: January 1, 1923 France: Merged with Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes to form Air Union. SNETA: March 31, 1919 ...
Air France Flight 406 exploded and shattered into pieces when a bomb was smuggled inside its cargo on 10 May 1961, killing all 78 on board. TWA Flight 847, a Boeing 727-231, was hijacked shortly after takeoff on 14 June 1985. One person was killed. Air France Flight 8969 was hijacked on the ground at Algiers and flown to France on 24 December 1994.
Municipal records confirmed that Féret conducted a first dig at the site 200 years ago. The oldest message in a bottle ever found was 131 years and 223 days old when it was discovered, Guinness ...
Air France flight AF 028 landing in 2011 at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, US Air France was founded on 7 October 1933 as a merger of several French aviation companies. The network started with destinations across Europe, to French colonies in North Africa [ clarification needed ] and farther afield. [ 2 ]