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Air France celebrates 90 years of elegance
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Air France celebrates 90 years of elegance

On 7th October 2023, Air France will be celebrating its 90th anniversary; To mark the occasion, the company has asked Xavier Ronze, head of the costume design workshops at the Paris Opera ballet, to create a collection of five iconic dresses embodying the company’s legendary history; From 28th September to 10th October 2023, Air France will be in the spotlight in an exhibition held at the Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann to unveil this dress collection in the store’s windows. Created from the merger of Air Orient, Air Union, Société Générale de Transports Aériens, the Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne and Aéropostale, Air France was officially inaugurated on 7th October 1933. Ever since, the company has continued to create its legend by promoting the French art...
Air France continues to modernize its fleet and takes delivery of ‘Angers’, its twentieth A350-900
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Air France continues to modernize its fleet and takes delivery of ‘Angers’, its twentieth A350-900

Air France continues to integrate latest-generation aircraft, with an improved economic and environmental performance, into its fleet. On 25 November 2022, the airline welcomed its twentieth Airbus A350-900 into its fleet, registration F-HTYT. The aircraft has rolled off the Airbus assembly line in Toulouse and has completed its ferry flight to Paris-Charles de Gaulle, where it will operate on the airline's long-haul routes. It will make its first commercial flight on 26 November 2022, flying to Lima (flight AF480). The front of the fuselage bears the name "Angers", a tribute to this city in the West of France once home to the kings of France. Since 2019 and the delivery of its first Airbus A350, Air France has revived the tradition of naming its aircraft after French tow...
Winter 2022-2023: Air France to serve 171 destinations including 5 new routes from Paris-Charles de Gaulle
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Winter 2022-2023: Air France to serve 171 destinations including 5 new routes from Paris-Charles de Gaulle

After a summer marked by strong demand for travel, Air France is continuing to reopen its global network. During the 2022-2023 winter season (November 2022 - March 2023), the airline will serve 171 destinations, including 86 long-haul and 85 short- and medium-haul. The company's entire fleet will be in operation and capacity levels across the network will be close to those of winter 2019. The end of the year will see the launch of Air France's new long-haul cabins. The airline is pursuing its strategy of moving upmarket and is gradually installing a new Business seat which transforms into a real bed almost 2 metres long on 12 Boeing 777-300 ERs. A new sliding door makes it possible to completely privatise the seat area, preserving it from the rest of the cabin. The first flight will tak...