Air France

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. Air France is a founding member of SkyTeam alongside Aeroméxico, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air.

Air France

IATA ICAO Callsign AF AFR AIRFRANS
Founded	7 October 1933
Hubs	Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Paris Orly Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Flying Blue
Alliance	SkyTeam
Parent company	Air France-KLM

History

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]

Fleets

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Notes
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

Gallery

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  An Air France Sud Aviation Caravelle seen in 1979.
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  An Air France Boeing 767 at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.
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  An Air France airport lounge.
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  Air France cabin on an Airbus A340.
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  Airline food on Air France.