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Air France is one of the largest airlines in the world. It is based in France. It is owned by Air France-KLM. Before it merged with KLM, it employed 71,654 people. Its headquarters are at Charles de Gaulle International Airport[1] near Paris.
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Founded | 7 October 1933 | ||||||
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Hubs | Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Paris Orly Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Flying Blue | ||||||
Alliance | SkyTeam | ||||||
Parent company | Air France-KLM |
The airline can be traced back to 1933, when four other French airlines were combined to create Air France. [2] Air France hired its first flight attendants in 1946. [3] The airline started flying between Paris and New York City on July 1, 1946. In 1957, the airline bought its first jet aircraft. [4] Air France was one of 4 airlines that flew the Concorde. [5] It used it from 1976 until 2003. In 1988, the airline became the first to fly the Airbus A320. [6] In 2003, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Air France announced they were going to be combining. The combination ended in 2004. [7] As of 2016, Air France is going through many financial problems. [8]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Notes |
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A318-100 | 18 | Largest operator of A318-100 | |
A319-100 | 40 | 2 leased to Air Cote d'lvoire | |
A320-200 | 46 | 6 | 2 operated for Transavia France
1 leased to Air Corsica |
A321-100 | 5 | ||
A321-200 | 18 | ||
A330-200 | 15 | ||
A340-300 | 13 | Being retired in 2016 | |
A350-900 | 18 | ||
A380-800 | 10 | 2 | |
B777-200ER | 25 | ||
B777-300ER | 40 | Launch customer | |
B787-9 | 12 | Orders under review |
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