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History
Formation and early years
Air France was formed on 7 October 1933, from a merger of Air Orient, Air Union, Compagnie Gnrale Aropostale, Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Arienne (CIDNA), and Socit Gnrale de Transport Arien (SGTA). Of these airlines, SGTA was the first commercial airline company in France, having been founded as Lignes Ariennes Farman in 1919. The constituent members of Air France had already built extensive networks across Europe, to French colonies in North Africa and farther afield. During World War II, Air France moved its operations to Casablanca (Morocco). On 26 June 1945, all of France's air transport companies were nationalised. On 29 December 1945, a decree[citation needed] of the French government granted Air France the management of the entire French air transport network. Air France appointed its first flight attendants in 1946. The same year the airline opened its first air terminal at Les Invalides in central Paris. It was linked to Paris Le Bourget Airport, Air France's first operations and engineering base, by coach. At that time the network covered 160,000 km, claimed to be the longest in the world. Socit Nationale Air France was set up on 1 January 1946.
Air France SE-161 Carreidas in Tunisia in 1952.
On 1 July 1946, Air France inaugurated direct scheduled service between Paris and New York via refuelling stops at Shannon and Gander. Douglas DC-4 piston-engined airliners covered the route in just under 20 hours. By 1948 Air France operated one of the largest fleets in the world, numbering 130 aircraft. In 1946 and 1948, respectively, the French government further authorised the creation of two private airlines: Transports Ariens Internationaux - later Transports Ariens Intercontinentaux - (TAI) and SATI. In 1949 the latter became part of Union Aromaritime de Transport (UAT), a private French international airline.
Compagnie Nationale Air France was created by act of parliament on 16 June 1948. Initially, the government held 70%. In subsequent years the French state's direct and indirect shareholdings reached almost 100%. In mid-2002 the state held 54%. On 4 August 1948 Max Hymans was appointed president. During his 13-year tenure he would implement modernisation practices centred on the introduction of jet aircraft. In 1949, the company became a co-founder of Socit Internationale de Tlcommunications Aronautiques (SITA), an airline telecommunications services company.
Jet age reorganisation
Passengers disembarking from a Sud-Est SE-161 Carreidas.
In 1952, Air France moved its operations and engineering base to the new Paris Orly Airport South terminal. By that time, the network had further expanded, covering 250,000 km. Air France entered the jet age in 1953 with the original, short-lived de Havilland Comet series 1, the world's first jetliner. At the time, it was also a major operator of the Vickers Viscount turboprop. On 26 September 1953, the government instructed Air France to share long-distance routes with new private airlines. This was followed by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport's imposition of an accord on Air France, Aigle Azur, TAI and UAT, under which some routes to Africa, Asia and the Pacific region were transferred to private carriers.
On 23 February 1960, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport transferred Air France's domestic monopoly to Air Inter. To compensate for the loss of its domestic network, Air France was given a stake in Air Inter. The following day, Air France was further instructed to share African routes with Air Afrique and UAT. The airline started uninterrupted pure jet operations in 1960 with the Sud Aviation Caravelle and the Boeing 707. The incorporation of jet airliners into Air France's route network cut travel times in half and improved passenger comfort. Air France later became an early Boeing 747 operator, and eventually operated one of the world's largest 747 fleets.
Air France Caravelle jetliner in Algiers in 1963.
On 1 February 1963, the government formalised division of routes between Air France and its private sector rivals. Air France was to withdraw services to West Africa (with the exception of Senegal), Central Africa (except Burundi and Rwanda), Southern Africa (including South Africa), Libya in North Africa, Bahrain and Oman in the Middle East, Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon) in South Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand as well as New Caledonia and Tahiti. These routes were allocated to the new Union des Transports Ariens (UTA), a new private airline that was the result of a merger between TAI and UAT. UTA also obtained exclusive rights between Japan, New Caledonia and New Zealand, South Africa and Runion island in the Indian Ocean, as well as Los Angeles and Tahiti.
From 1974, Air France began shifting the bulk of operations to the new Charles de Gaulle Airport north of Paris. By the early 1980s, only Corsica, Martinique, Guadeloupe, most services to French Guyana, Runion, the Maghreb region, Eastern Europe (except the USSR), Southern Europe (except Greece and Italy), and one daily service to New York (JFK) remained at Orly. In 1974, Air France also became the world's first operator of the Airbus A300 twin-engined widebodied plane, Airbus Industrie's first commercial airliner for which it was a launch customer.
In 1975, Air France was headquartered in central Paris.
Concorde service and rivalry
Air France Concorde on a U.S. stopover in 1977.
On 21 January 1976, Air France operated its inaugural supersonic transport (SST) service on the Paris (Charles de Gaulle) to Rio (via Dakar) route with the Anglo-French BAC-Arospatiale Concorde. Supersonic services from Paris (CDG) to New York (JFK) - the only remaining Concorde service until its end - as well as from Paris CDG to Washington D.C. commenced the following year. Paris to New York was covered in three hours and 23 minutes, about twice the speed of sound. Approval for flights to the United States was initially withheld due to noise protests. Eventually, services to Mexico City via Washington, D.C. were started. Air France became one of only two airlines - British Airways being the other - to regularly operate supersonic services, and continued daily transatlantic Concorde service for nearly two decades.
By 1983, Air France's golden jubilee, the workforce numbered more than 34,000, its fleet about 100 jet aircraft (including 33 Boeing 747s) and its 634,400 km network served 150 destinations in 73 countries. This made Air France the fourth-largest scheduled passenger airline in the world, as well as the second-largest scheduled freight carrier. Air France also codeshared with regional French airlines, TAT being the most prominent. TAT applied Air France livery to several of its aircraft on Air France's regional international routes.
In 1985 Air France was still headquartered in central Paris.
Air France operated 33 Boeing 747s by 1983.
In 1986 the government relaxed its policy of dividing traffic rights for scheduled services between Air France, Air Inter and UTA, without route overlaps between them. The decision opened some of Air France's most lucrative routes on which it had enjoyed a government-sanctioned monopoly since 1963 and which were within its exclusive sphere of influence, to rival airlines, notably UTA. The changes enabled UTA to launch scheduled services to new destinations within Air France's sphere, in competition with that airline.
Paris-San Francisco became the first route UTA served in competition with Air France non-stop from Paris. Air France responded by extending some non-stop Paris-Los Angeles services to Papeete, Tahiti, which competed with UTA on Los Angeles-Papeete. UTA's ability to secure traffic rights outside its traditional sphere in competition with Air France was the result of a campaign to lobby the government to enable it to grow faster, becoming more dynamic and more profitable. This infuriated Air France.
In 1988, Air France was a launch customer for the fly-by-wire (FBW) A320 narrowbody twin, along with Air Inter and British Caledonian. It became the first airline to take delivery of the A320 in March 1988, and along with Air Inter became the first airlines to introduce Airbus A320 service on short-haul routes.
Acquisitions and privatisation
Dassault Mercure of Air Inter which became part of Air France in 1990.
On 12 January 1990, the operations of government-owned Air France, semi-public Air Inter and wholly private UTA were merged into an enlarged Air France. Air France's acquisition of UTA and Air Inter was part of an early 1990s government plan to create a unified, national air carrier with the economies of scale and global reach to counter potential threats from the liberalisation of the EU's internal air transport market.
On 25 July 1994, a new holding company, Groupe Air France, was set up by decree. Groupe Air France became operational on 1 September 1994. It acquired the Air France group's majority shareholdings in Air France and Air Inter (subsequently renamed Air France Europe). On 31 August 1994, Stephen Wolf, a former United Airlines CEO, was appointed adviser to the Air France group's chairman Christian Blanc. Wolf was credited with the introduction of Air France's hub and spoke operation at Paris Charles de Gaulle. (Wolf resigned in 1996 to take over as CEO at US Airways.)
In 1997, Air France Europe was absorbed into Air France.
On 19 February 1999, French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin's Plural Left government approved the Air France's partial privatisation. Its shares were listed on the Paris stock exchange on 22 February 1999. In June 1999, Air France and Delta Air Lines formed a bilateral transatlantic partnership. On 22 June 2000, this expanded into the SkyTeam global airline alliance.
Air France-KLM merger
The merger of Air France and KLM occurred in 2004.
On 30 September 2003, Air France and Netherlands-based KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced the merger of the two airlines, the new company to be known as Air France-KLM. The merger became reality on 5 May 2004. At that point former Air France shareholders owned 81% of the new firm (44% owned by the French state, 37% by private shareholders), former KLM shareholders the rest. The decision of the Jean-Pierre Raffarin government to reduce the French state's shareholding in the former Air France group from 54.4% to 44% of the newly created Air France-KLM Group effectively privatised the new airline. In December 2004 the state sold 18.4% of its equity in Air France-KLM. The state's shareholding in Air France-KLM subsequently fell to just under 20%.
Air France operations at Charles de Gaulle airport in 2006.
Air France-KLM became the largest airline in the world in terms of operating revenues, and third-largest (largest in Europe) in passenger kilometres. Although owned by a single company, Air France and KLM continued to fly under their own brand names. Air France-KLM remained part of the SkyTeam alliance, which then included Aeroflot, Delta Air Lines, Aeromxico, Korean Air, Czech Airlines, Alitalia, Northwest Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Air Europa and Continental Airlines. As of March 2004, Air France employed 71,654 people. As of March 2007, the airline employed 102,422 personnel.
According to Air France-KLM, the company's principal activities became:
Passenger transport: first European airline with 25.5% of market share (November 2004) and largest airline in the world in terms of operating revenue.
Freight transport: largest company for international freight transportation without integration. With integration, Air France-KLM is third worldwide behind FedEx Express and UPS Airlines.
Airplane maintenance and repair: largest multi-services operator.
Open skies venture
Air France added the first Boeing 777-300ER to its fleet in 2004.
On 17 October 2007, the creation of a profit and revenue-sharing transatlantic joint venture between Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines was announced during a press conference at Air France-KLM's Roissy-CDG headquarters. The venture became effective on 29 March 2008. It aimed to exploit transatlantic opportunities to capture a major share of long-haul business traffic from London Heathrow Airport, which opened to unrestricted competition on that day as a result of the "Open Skies" pact between the EU and USA. It was envisaged that Air France and Delta, as well as fellow SkyTeam members Continental and Northwest, would begin nine daily round trips between London-Heathrow and destinations in the USA, including a daily London (Heathrow) to Los Angeles service by Air France. Once the new Air France-Delta venture received antitrust immunity, it was to be extended to the other two transatlantic SkyTeam partners, enabling all four partners to codeshare flights as well as to share revenue and profit.
The new transatlantic joint venture marks the Air France-KLM Group's second major expansion in the London market, following the launch of CityJet-operated short-haul services from London City Airport that have been aimed at business travellers in the City's financial services industry. However, the daily London (Heathrow) to Los Angeles service was not as successful as hoped, and was discontinued in November 2008.
Recent developments
On 13 January, Air France agreed to enter into recently privatised Alitalia's capital share with a 25% stake. This capital investment is coupled with a co-operation agreement on an industrial basis. It is expected that Air France's participation will increase in the years and that may likely lead to a merger with Alitalia, although nothing has been agreed so far on this.
Corporate identity
Liveries and logo
Air France title logo from 1970s-2008
The hippocampe ail logo.
Boeing 777-200ER with Air France's Eurowhite 1970s-2008 livery.
Air France Boeing 777-300ER in the new livery landing at Montreal-Trudeau.
Air France's present livery is a Eurowhite scheme, comprising a white fuselage with the blue Air France title and design. The tail is white with a series of parallel red and blue lines across the it at an angle, and a small European flag at the top. This livery has been in use since the late 1970s. In 2008, to coincide with Air France's new logo, a change in livery is expected soon with the new logo replacing the old one at the forward fuselage. The tail will have little change; there will now be 3 blue bars running down instead of 4 previously. The bars will also now curve at the bottom reflecting the design of the logo. Previously, Air France aircraft had a bare-metal underside, extending up to a blue cheat-line that ran across the cabin windows. Above the cheat-line the fuselage was again white, with Air France titles and a French flag. The tail was white with two thick blue lines, which tapered from the rear of the tail and met at point towards the front bottom. This basic livery, with minor variations, would appear on all post-war Air France aircraft until the late 1970s.
Upon its formation, Air France adopted the seahorse logo of its predecessor Air Orient, known as the hippocampe ail, as its insignia. Prior to the Air France-KLM merger, the hippocampe ail was used on the nose section of aircraft next to the Groupe Air France title; after the merger, the Air France-KLM logo was substituted at the nose area, and the hippocampe ail was relocated to engine nacelles. The acroynm "AF" has also featured prominently on the airline's flag and its signage. On 7 January 2008, Air France officially changed its logo to a red stripe.
Marketing
The song played before and after Air France flights (during boarding and after landing) is 'Setting Fire to Sleepy Towns.' by The Sleeping Years. The song featured in the Air France commercials is 'Between Us' by the band Aswefall.
Uniforms
Air France uniforms denote the ranks for the flight attendants. Two silver sleeve stripes denote a Chief Purser. One silver sleeve stripe denote a Purser. Flight attendants do not have any sleeve stripes. Air France's current uniforms were created by French fashion designer Christian Lacroix.
Destinations
Main article: Air France destinations
Air France is a full service global airline and flies to 20 domestic destinations and 150 international destinations in 83 countries (including Overseas departments and territories of France) across all 6 major continents. This includes Air France Cargo services and those destinations served by franchisees Airlinair, Brit Air, CityJet, CCM Airlines and Rgional.
Most of Air France's international flights operate from Paris-Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport. Air France also has a strong presence at Paris-Orly and Lyon-Saint-Exupry airports. As Air France becomes more a strategic partner with Delta Air Lines through the SkyTeam alliance and through a substantial joint venture, new routes and code-share agreements are developing rapidly.
Fleet
Active Fleet
The Air France fleet consists of the following passenger aircraft (as of 10 February 2010):
Air France Passenger Fleet
Aircraft
Total
Orders
Passengers
(First/Business/Premium Economy/Economy)
Airbus A318-100
18
0
123 (0/0/0/123)
Airbus A319-100
39
0
142 (0/0/0/142)
Airbus A319-100LR
5
0
79 (0/28/51/0)
Airbus A320-100
4
0
172 (0/0/0/172)
Airbus A320-200
56
10
165 (0/0/0/165)
Airbus A321-100
5
0
206 (0/0/0/206)
Airbus A321-200
18
4
200 (0/0/0/200)
Airbus A330-200
15
0
208 (0/40/21/147)
219 (0/40/0/179)
Airbus A340-300
18
0
261 (0/36/21/204)
272 (0/36/0/236)
275 (0/30/21/224)
291 (0/30/0/261)
Airbus A380-800
2
10
538 (9/80/0/449)
Boeing 747-400
15
0
436 (0/40/0/396)
Boeing 777-200ER
25
0
247 (4/49/24/170)
264 (4/49/0/211)
Boeing 777-300ER
30
12
303 (8/67/28/200)
325 (8/67/0/250)
472 (0/14/36/422)
The average fleet age of Air France is 7.9 years (as of 1 November 2009).
Orders
Airbus A380.
Airbus A318.
Airbus A319.
Airbus A320-200.
Airbus A321-200.
Air France Boeing 747-400 at Paris-CDG leaving for Montral-Trudeau.
On 24 May 2007, Air France announced it was planning to phase out its 747-400 aircraft by 2010, and placed an order for an additional 13 Boeing 777-300ERs and five Boeing 777F units. The airline also converted options for two more A380-800s into firm orders. This will bring the total of these aircraft for Air France to 33 Boeing 777-300ERs, 10 Boeing 777Fs, and 12 A380-800.
On 22 February 2005 Air France ordered a further four Boeing 777-300ERs, adding to 10 previously ordered (four delivered). The airline had previously ordered 18 Boeing 777-200ERs.
Air France signed as a launch customer for the Airbus A380-800 "superjumbo" in 2001. Air France had ordered 12 Airbus A380-800 aircraft, with options on a further two. The A380-800 will be used from Paris to New York and Johannesburg and as additional aircraft arrive, to Beijing and Tokyo. The first A380 was delivered on 30 October 2009, and is used on the Paris to New York route. Following delivery of the second A380, Air France started using it on the Paris to Johannesburg route from the 17 February 2010.
On 20 May 2005 Air France signed an agreement with Boeing to have three of its former Boeing 747-400 Combi aircraft - currently operated in all-passenger configuration - converted to the Boeing 747-400SF Special Freighter model. The modified aircraft will accelerate the phasing-out of the remaining, aging Boeing 747-200F freighters..
Air France has begun the process of removing the Boeing 747-400s from its fleet, in favour of the Boeing 777-300ER. A letter of intent has been signed for 6 747s to be purchased and converted to freighters and it hopes to have completely phased out all 747s by 2013.
On 23 May 2005 Air France agreed to buy five 777 Freighters (with three further options), making it the launch customer of the 777 Freighter. Air France took delivery of its first two 777 Freighters during February 2009. Two of the five were later sold to FedEx Express before being delivered.
Anniversary jet
On 14 November 2008, Air France released the first picture of an Airbus A320 with registration F-GFKJ that has been repainted in the full 1946 paint scheme to celebrate the airline's 75 years anniversary. This heritage aircraft is planned to fly under the special colours until Spring 2010.
Fleet history
Over the years, Air France operated the following aircraft types:
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Air France Past Fleet
Aircraft
Introduced
Retired
Notes
Airbus A300
1974
1998
Airbus A310
1984
2002
Airbus A318
2003
Airbus A319
1997
Airbus A320
1988
Airbus A321
1997
Airbus A330-200
2001
Airbus A340-200
1993
1999
Airbus A340-300
1993
Airbus A380
2009
Boeing 737-200
1982
2002
Boeing 737-300
1991
2004
Boeing 737-500
1990
2007
Boeing 747-100
1970
1995
Boeing 747-200
1974
2008
Boeing 747-300
1991
2007
Boeing 747-400
1991
Boeing 767-300
1991
2003
Boeing 777-200
1998
Boeing 777-300
2004
Concorde
1976
2003
Fokker 100
1997
1999
sold to Brit Air
Lockheed TriStar
1989
1991
McDonnell Douglas DC-10
1992
2004
Concorde
The five Air France Concordes were grounded on 31 May 2003, as a result of insufficient demand following the 2000 accident, as well as higher fuel and maintenance costs. However, it is widely believed that Air France chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta's fear of personal criminal liability in the event of another Concorde accident was the real reason. Airbus's subsequent decision to stop supporting the in-service Concorde fleet forced British Airways to retire its own fleet. The Airbus decision to end Concorde support came at an inopportune time for British Airways as it had just completed a refurbishment of the aircraft's interiors and invested in post-2000 crash modifications. British Airways flew its last Concorde service on 24 October 2003. Concorde F-BVFA was transferred to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, an annexe of the National Air & Space Museum in Chantilly area of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, near Washington Dulles Airport. F-BVFB was given to Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum in Germany, F-BTSD to the Muse de l'Air et de l'Espace in Paris, while F-BVFC returned to its place of manufacture in Toulouse at the Airbus factory. F-BVFF is the only example to remain at Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Cabin classes
Air France has three primary classes of international service: La Premire (First), Affaires (Business), Premium Voyageur (Premium Economy) and Voyageur. European short-haul flights feature Voyageur and Premium Voyageyr class service. For flights to the Caribbean and Indian Ocean, a premium economy class, Aliz, is also offered, and a Premium Tempo class has been announced for select international routes. Inflight entertainment via AVOD (Audio Video on Demand) is available in select cabins.
La Premire (First) suites on a Boeing 777.
Affaires (Business) lie-flat seats.
Voyageur (Economy) cabin.
La Premire
La Premire (former L'Espace Premire), Air France's long-haul first class product, is available on Airbus A380, Boeing 777-300ER, and Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. The La Premire cabin features four to nine (A380) wood and leather seats which recline 180, forming two-metre long beds. Each seat features a 10.4" touchscreen TV monitor with interactive gaming and AVOD, a privacy divider, automassage feature, reading light, storage drawer, noise-cancelling headphones, personal telephone, and laptop power ports. la carte on-demand meal services feature entres created by Chef Guy Martin. Turndown service includes a mattress, duvet and pillow. Private lounge access is offered worldwide.
Affaires
Affaires (former L'Espace Affaires), Air France's long-haul business class product, is available on Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Airbus A380, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 777-200ER, and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Affaires features lie-flat seats which recline to two metres in length. Each seat includes a 10.4" touchscreen TV monitor with interactive gaming and AVOD, reading light, personal telephone, and laptop power ports. Meal service features three-course meals and a cheese service, or an express menu served shortly after takeoff.
Aliz
Aliz is Air France's regional premium economy product for flights to the Caribbean and Indian Ocean (such as the Antilles, French Guiana, and Mauritius). On the Boeing 777-300ER, the Aliz cabin is located in front of the Voyageur cabin and features 36 seats. Aliz seats recline up to 123 and feature massaging foot rests. A pre-departure drink, enhanced meal service, and feather pillows and blankets are offered.
Premium Voyageur
This new class will be available on Boeing 777-300ER aircraft starting Autumn/Winter 2009/2010. Based on the concept of a premium economy cabin, it is said that it will incorporate all the amenities of standard Voyageur class but with a more spacious cabin, in a 2-4-2 configuration and a 38" pitch. It is expected for there to be about 32 of these new seats on the Boeing 777-300ER. The Boeing 777-300ER flies to New York, Tokyo, Singapore, Beirut, Beijing, Hong Kong and Osaka. Premium Voyageur will be gradually rolled out onto all of Air France's long-haul fleet.
Voyageur
Voyageur (former Tempo), Air France's economy class product, features seats that recline up to 118. The latest long-haul Voyageur seat, which debuted on the Boeing 777-300ER, includes winged headrests, a personal telephone, and a touchscreen TV monitor with AVOD Interactive Entertainment System which are gradually being installed on all of Air France's longhaul aircraft except Boeing 747-400s. Short-haul Tempo services are operated by Airbus A320 family aircraft with different seating arrangements. Air France is one of the few airlines who features winged headrests on short-haul aircraft in both classes. On short haul flights a snack is served. On medium haul flights a three course cold meal is served. On long haul flights there is a choice between two main courses when available. Limited free alcoholic beverages are available on all flights. Tempo has been renamed as Voyageur with Air France's new image rebranding.
Services
In-flight catering
In-flight AVOD and dessert course in Affaires (Business)
For its Premire cabin, Air France's first class menu is designed by Guy Martin, chef of Le Grand Vefour, a Michelin three-star restaurant in Paris. Menu items include hors deuvres, entres, bread basket, and cheeses, along with a dessert cart including pastries, petit fours, and tartlets. Air France also serves complimentary champagne to passengers in all classes.
In-flight entertainment
Air France offers Audio Video on Demand (AVOD) in all classes on service on its A330, A340, A380 and 777 aircraft. The AVOD system features multiple channels of video, audio, music, and games. Premire and Affaires passengers can start and stop programs, plus rewind and fast-forward as desired; in Voyageur class, the system may cycle between programs at a regular interval on all aircraft except Boeing 777-300ER. Some aircraft in Air France's 747 fleet do not have individual video screens in Voyageur class. Air France Magazine, the airline's in-flight publication, is included at each seat, and Air France Madame, a fashion luxury magazine with a feminine perspective, is included in Premire and Affaires cabins and lounges.
Lounges
Air France Business Lounge at CDG Terminal 2E.
Air France lounges are open to Premire and Affaires passengers, as well as Flying Blue Gold, Flying Blue Platinum, SkyTeam Elite Plus, or Club 2000 frequent flier program cardholders. Many airports feature SkyTeam lounges that are used by Air France and member airline partners.
Flying Blue
Main article: Flying Blue
Flying Blue, the frequent flyer program of Air France-KLM, awards members points based on miles travelled and class of service. Membership into the program is free. The program is divided into standard (Ivory) and Elite (Silver, Gold and Platinum) statuses. Ivory is the basic level which is attained upon entry into the program. Elite status is attained by accruing a certain number of miles within one calendar year. Elite Silver, Elite Gold, and Elite Platinum cards have added benefits. Flying Blue succeeded Air France's previous frequent flyer program, Frquence Plus, which operated until the Air France-KLM merger in 2003.
Ivory - Permanent status; accrues mileage on AF, KLM, and qualifying flights.
Silver (Elite) - 25,000 or more miles on 15 or more segments.
Gold (Elite) - 40,000 or more miles travelled on 30 or more level segments.
Platinum (Elite) - 70,000 or more miles travelled on 60 or more level segments.
For French and Monegasque residents, Elite thresholds are higher, at 30,000, 60,000, and 90,000 miles respectively.
Codeshare agreements
In addition to its Brit Air, CityJet and Rgional subsidiaries, and its SkyTeam alliance partnership, Air France offers frequent flyer partnerships with approximately two-dozen airlines (as of February 2010):
Air France e-check kiosks
Air Mauritius
Air Seychelles
Aircalin
Alaska Airlines
Armavia
Austrian Airlines (Star Alliance)
Avianca
Baboo
CCM Airlines
Chalair
China Eastern Airlines
Finnair (Oneworld)
Gol Transportes Areos
Japan Airlines (Oneworld)
Jat Airways
Luxair
Malv Hungarian Airlines (Oneworld)
Middle East Airlines
Qantas (Oneworld)
Swiss International Air Lines (Star Alliance)
TAAG Angola Airlines
TAROM (SkyTeam from 2010)
Ukraine International Airlines
WestJet (from early 2010)
Subsidiaries and franchises
Air France regional jet operated by Brit Air
In partnership with Dutch affiliate Transavia, Air France has launched Transavia.com France, a new low-cost subsidiary based at Orly airport. Operations began in May 2007 with flights to leisure destinations in the Mediterranean region and North Africa. It is operating four "Next Generation" Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Transavia has a 40% stake, with Air France holding the rest.
Airlinair, Brit Air, CityJet, CCM Airlines and Rgional all operate flights on behalf of Air France, either as subsidiaries or as franchisees.
Rail ventures
Air France and Veolia are looking into jointly operating high-speed rail services in Europe. Routes will become available to operators in accordance with European rail liberalisation on 1 January 2010.
Head office
Head office of Air France in Roissyple, Tremblay-en-France
The former Air France head office in Montparnasse, Paris
Air France's head office is located in the Roissyple complex on the grounds of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and in the commune of Tremblay-en-France, Seine-Saint-Denis, near the city of Paris. The 130,000 square metres (1,400,000 sq ft) complex was completed in December 1995. The French firm Groupement d'Etudes et de Mthodes d'Ordonnancement (GEMO) managed the project. The architect was Valode et Pistre and the design consultants were and Sechaud-Boyssut and Trouvin. The project costed 137,000,000 euros(less than 700 million francs).
For about 30 years prior to December 1995, Air France's headquarters were located in a tower adjacent to the Gare Montparnasse rail station in the Montparnasse area and the 15th arrondissement of Paris. By 1991 two bids for the purchase of the Square Max Hymans building had been made. By 1992 the complex was sold to MGEN for 1.6 million francs. By that year Air France had planned to move its head office to Roissyple, taking 50,000 square metres (540,000 sq ft) of space inside the hotel, office, and shopping complex on the grounds of Charles de Gaulle Airport. After Air France moved to Tremblay-en-France, the ownership of the former head office complex was transferred.
In popular culture
Air France is the official airline of the Cannes Film Festival.
Air France has featured in Hollywood films. In the 1942 classic Casablanca, an Air France airliner, identifiable via its seahorse logo, featured prominently in the film's climactic last scene. The Air France aircraft was used to take Ingrid Bergman's character to freedom, as her former lover, played by Humphrey Bogart, watches. Additionally, the first in-flight movie was screened on board an Air France Lockheed Constellation in 1951 flying the New York to Paris route.
Incidents and accidents
Air France accidents and incidents
References
Notes
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^ Salpukas, Agis (1992-12-27). "Air France's Big Challenge". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/27/business/air-france-s-big-challenge.html. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
^ "Air France - Company Overview". Hoover's. 2009. http://www.hoovers.com/air-france/--ID__43290--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
^ Rgional (Compagnie Arienne Europenne), Company Profile
^ Ordonnance n45-1403 du 26 juin 1945 portant nationalisation des transports ariens
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Air France (Airline, France)
^ a b c M.R. Golder, The Changing Nature of French Dirigisme - A Case Study of Air France. Thesis submitted at Trinity College, Oxford, 1997, p.28
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^ Airliners.net
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^ Answers.com (Business and Finance) - Chargeurs International
^ FT.com/Business Life, The Monday Interview, 30 September 2007 - Pilot who found the right trajectory
^ The New York Times, 31 August 1994, Air France's New Adviser
^ Business Wire, 16 January 1996 - Statement from Air France Group Chairman regarding Stephen M. Wolf
^ AIR FRANCE - KLM Company Profile Yahoo! Finance
^ a b Financial Times, 17 October 2007 - Air France and Delta target London
^ Airwise, 17 October 2007 - Air France And Delta Set Transatlantic Venture
^ Engle, Jane. "Air France will refund or reroute LAX-Heathrow fliers". The Los Angeles Times. http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/air-france-will-refu-2984/. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
^ "Air France's new livery retains much of current scheme". Flight International. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/02/11/322387/picture-air-frances-new-livery-retains-much-of-current-scheme.html. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
^ Pegasus a la Francaise
^ Air France's Hippocampe and BOAC's Speedbird: the semiotic status of logos
^ http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Air France.htm
^ Air France Fleet Age
^ Air France To Retire Boeing 747 Fleet (Flight Global: 24 May 2007)
^ ASIATravelTips.com, 18 June 2001 - Air France confirms major A380 order
^ Air International (July 2005)
^ DVB to acquire six Air France Boeing 747-400s Flight Global, 5 February 2008
^ Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 20 February 2009
^ http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100129-708885.html
^ Airliners.net F-GFKJ retrojet
^ Air France historic fleet at airfleets.ner. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
^ The Betrayal Of Concorde By Donald L. Pevsner
^ Air France - On Board
^ Air France reoit son 50e Boeing 777 et lance une Tempo premium
^ "Baggage fees for major airlines". budgettravel.about.com. http://budgettravel.about.com/od/airfarescruises/tp/majors_bagfees.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
^ Forbes - First-Class Chefs Take Flight
^ There is such thing as a good airline meal
^ Air France Airline Information
^ Echo Media - Air France Madame
^ Air France Flying Blue
^ a b Air France Flying Blue membership thresholds
^ "About Air France Code-share agreements". Air France. http://www.airfrance.us/US/en/local/toutsurairfrance/partenaires/partenaires_partage_code.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
^ Airliner World (January 2007)
^ Air France, Veolia plan high-speed rail venture (Reuters, 2008-09-08)
^ "Head Office,Air France. Retrieved on 9 February 2010.
^ "Plan interactif." Tremblay-en-France. Retrieved on 20 September 2009.
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^ "Air France." Tremblay-en-France. Retrieved on 20 September 2009.
^ "Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle." Tremblay-en-France. Retrieved on 20 September 2009. "Roissyple runit dans un cadre architectural moderne des infrastructures indispensables aux entreprises pour lesquelles le contact avec l'international est une necessit quotidienne. La cit d'affaires desservie par le RER accueille le sige social d'Air-France, le Hilton aisni que les bureaux du Continental square et du dme."
^ "Le futur sige d'Air France devrait coter prs de 700 millions." Les Echos. 27 March 1992. Page 12. Retrieved on 23 February 2010.
^ Mlekuz, Nathalie. "Air France vole vers ses avions, destination Roissy." Le Monde. 2 April 1997. Retrieved on 22 September 2009. "Situ pendant plus de trente ans dans une des tours au-dessus de la gare Montparnasse, le sige d'Air France se trouve dsormais prs de l'aroport de Roissy."
^ "Deux offres pour l'achat du sige d'Air France." Les chos (France). 25 September 1991. Page 12. Retrieved on 26 November 2009.
^ "Air France toujours la recherche de capitaux frais." Les Echos. 20 January 1992. Page 12. Retrieved on 23 December 2009. "Air France a pu boucler son exercice 1991 en incorporant la dotation en capital de 2 milliards de francs consentie par l'Etat-actionnaire, 1,25 milliard apports par la BNP contre des obligations remboursables en actions (ORA), ainsi que le produit de la vente de son sige la MGEN (1,6 milliard)."
^ Chenay, Christophe de. "Une ville pousse entre les pistes de Roissy Il ne manquera que des logements pour faire de Roissyple une vritable cit Mais le projet inquite les communes environnantes." Le Monde. 13 September 1992. Retrieved on 20 January 2010. "Le transfert du sige d'Air France qui quittera le quartier Montparnasse en 1995 pour Roissyple devrait donner une lgitimit aux ambitions immobilires."
^ "Roissyple ouvre ses portes." Les Echos. 1 October 1992. Page 23. Retrieved on 20 January 2010. "Et le goupe Air France va y installer son nouveau sige social sur 50.000 mtres carrs en 1995."
^ "Air France Roissy: le dcollage du sige social." Les Echos. 1 June 1995. Page 32. Retrieved on 22 September 2009. "au terme d'un transfert rigoureusement planifi par la vente de l'ancien sige de Montparnasse."
^ a b c Air France Reaching for the Stars
Bibliography
Air France corporate history
Air France fatal accident list - in English and French
Financial Times, 17 October 2007 - Air France and Delta target London
Airwise, 17 October 2007 - Air France And Delta Set Transatlantic Venture
FT.com/Business Life, The Monday Interview, 30 September 2007 - Pilot who found the right trajectory
The Seattle Times, Business & Technology, 25 May 2007 - Air France-KLM splits order for jets
Air France corporate history
ASIATravelTips.com, 18 June 2001 - Air France confirms major A380 order
M.R. Golder, The Changing Nature of French Dirigisme - A Case Study of Air France, St. Edmunds Hall, Oxford. Thesis submitted at Trinity College, 1997
Business Wire, 16 January 1996 - Statement from Air France Group Chairman regarding Stephen M. Wolf
The New York Times, 31 August 1994, Air France's New Adviser
Record of Air France accidents/incidents at the ASN Aviation Safety Database
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