Environmental protest disrupts Paris-Orly airport traffic restart
As Paris Orly airport (ORY) resumed operations following an almost three-month-long interruption, activists of the Extinction Rebellion movement…
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France holds a prominent position in the global aviation industry, renowned for its expertise in aircraft manufacturing, aerospace technology, and air transportation. The nation boasts a rich aviation heritage, dating back to the pioneering days of flight.
Key Facts
- Major Aircraft Manufacturer: Airbus (partially based in France)
- National Airline: Air France
- Largest Airport: Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)
- Aerospace Agency: CNES (National Centre for Space Studies)
- Significant Presence: Safran, Thales, Dassault Aviation
- Air Show: Paris Air Show (International Paris Air Show)
- Contribution to Aviation History: Concorde supersonic jet (joint project with the UK)
Air France-KLM to receive €3.4 billion in Dutch aid
Two months after France decided to grant €7 billion to the airline group, the Netherlands comes to the…
French training jet cockpit explodes after birdstrike
An Alphajet of the French Air Force had to request an emergency landing at La Rochelle airport (LRH)…
Tarmac Aerosave opens fourth aircraft storage site
With the ever-increasing demand for aircraft storage, Tarmac Aerosave decided to increase its total capacity to 270 aircraft…
French state unlocks €15 billion to support aerospace sector
The French Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, announced a massive support plan for the country’s…
Ryanair gives ultimatum to French pilots: 20% wage cut or layoff
Expecting losses in the second quarter of 2020, Ryanair plans to cut wages by 20% among pilots and…
Netherlands entry into Air France-KLM judged unlawful
When the Dutch authorities upped their stake in Air France-KLM in February 2019, the decision raised many eyebrows.…
France outlines strings attached to Air France $7B state loan
Caught in the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Air France has to make concessions. As a condition to the state…
Air France forced to provide masks after full flight backlash
After the controversy sparked by a picture of a flight packed with passengers wearing no protective equipment, Air…
Antonov An-225 Mriya breaks two records in one week
Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft in the world, had a busy week participating in a coronavirus outbreak…
French army helicopter crash kills two soldiers, injures five
An Airbus AS532 Cougar helicopter of the French army crashed in the Pyrenees with seven soldiers on board.…
Eleven British Airways A380 parked at Châteauroux Airport [Video]
Châteauroux “Marcel Dassault” Airport (CHR) shared footage of an unusual sight: for a week already, six Airbus A380…
Fighter jet crash averted by defect in civil ejection incident
On March 20, 2019, a civilian passenger was accidentally ejected from a twin-seat Rafale B fighter jet as…
On this day: the first mid-air collision between airliners
On April 7, 1922, the first-ever mid-air collision of two airliners occurred between a de Havilland DH.18A and…
Is Air France-KLM heading towards nationalization?
Like other carriers in Europe, the containment measures to fight the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic have greatly affected Air…
German A400M evacuates two French coronavirus patients
An A400M Atlas transporter of the Luftwaffe was used to transport patients hospitalized in Strasbourg, France, towards Ulm,…
Air Tahiti Nui operates longest flight ever due to COVID-19
As an unexpected consequence of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, the French airline Air Tahiti Nui broke the record…
Airbus halts production in France and Spain due to coronavirus
Airbus announced the temporary suspension of its production in some of its plants located in France and Spain.…