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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 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 ]
Air France operates a fleet of 226 aircraft, most of which are manufactured by Airbus. The airline's fleet of narrow-body aircraft comprises all four Airbus A320 family variants. The airline's widebody fleet, consisting of the Airbus A330 , Airbus A350 , Boeing 777 , and Boeing 787 , serve medium to long-haul routes.
Air France Hop, formerly branded HOP!, [3] is a French regional airline operating flights on behalf of its parent company Air France. The airline was founded on 21 December 2012 [ 2 ] after the merger of Airlinair , Brit Air and Régional brands.
Air France–KLM S.A., also known as Air France–KLM Group, is a French-Dutch multinational airline holding company with its headquarters in the rue du Cirque, Paris, France. [3] The group’s three major brands are Air France, KLM and Transavia. Air France-KLM is the result of the merger in 2004 between Air France and KLM.
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.
This is a list of active/operating airlines which have an Air Operator Certificate issued by the Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile, [1] the Civil Aviation Authority of France. For French overseas departments and territories , see the sections for French Guiana , French Polynesia , Guadeloupe , Mayotte , New Caledonia , Réunion , Saint ...