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History of Paris – Libreville route

History of Paris - Libreville these beginnings until today. This line is now served 7/7 days.

The Paris – Montreal Route

60 years of history between Paris and Montreal...

The Paris – Tokyo route 1952

History of Paris - Tokyo route from 1952 to our days.

The Paris – French Polynesia route

History of Paris - Libreville these beginnings until today.

The Cargo yesterday and today

Cargo aircraft history from their beginnings until today.

Stars and movies on board Air France

The Company has carried the biggest stars of the golden age of Hollywood: Sean Connery, Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor... See their photos on the jetway.

The 65th anniversary of the Paris – Madagascar Route

History of Paris - Madagascar this beginning (1934) until today.

Air France’s history with artists

A privileged dialogue has always existed between Air France and artists from all over the world, which carries on today, both on the ground and on board.

Inauguration of Air France at Le Bourget in 1933

Video showing the inauguration of Air France at Le Bourget in 1933.

The Beach Tour by Constellation

55 years ago, the Constellation Super Starliner entered the Air France fleet. On 15 August 1957, the date it was brought into service, this legendary aircraft made a tour of France, by flying over 163 beaches. From Le Touquet to Monaco, watch the highlights of this exceptional beach tour.

65 years of routes to the French Caribbean

In 1947, Air France operated an inaugural flight to Fort de France by Latécoère. 30 hours and a stopover in Port Gentil were needed before arriving in Martinique. 65 years later, Air France operates 26 weekly flights by Boeing 777-300ER to Pointe à Pitre and Fort de France from Paris-Orly and 2 weekly flights from Paris-CDG. Watch the video about the history of Air France in the French Caribbean.

The history of the air ticket from 1933 to 2012

Air France tickets have been an integral part of the airline's history since1933. However, the major changes are recent with the introduction of the electronic ticket... In 2012, customers can purchase a ticket on their smartphone on the Air France mobile website - mobile.airfrance.com -- and they can also check in, receive their boarding pass on their mobile phone and manage their reservations: the air ticket is now fully electronic. This free service is available in nine languages (French, English,…

Air France, a long history with film

From the cinemascope dreams on the first Boeing 747 to today's touch screens on the A380, Air France has been offering its passengers unforgettable moments of cinema on board its aircraft for the past 50 years. The Company has carried the biggest stars of the golden age of Hollywood, including Sean Connery, Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor.

The Paris – N’Djamena Route

The story line from Paris to N'Djamena, inaugurated on 21 January 1951 at Fort Lamy DC4 in two stops until nowadays Airbus A330.

The Santas of Air France

The 75th anniversary of the Paris-Dakar route

On 31 May 1936, Air France inaugurated the Paris-Toulouse-Dakar scheduled service, marking the beginning of a formidable human and industrial adventure.

The Paris-Lima road

On 13 March 1958, Air France launched a weekly Paris-Lima service as a continuation of the Paris-Caracas-Bogota route. On departure from Paris Orly, the Super Constellation stopped over in Lisbon, Santa Maria in the Azores, Pointe à Pitre, Caracas, Bogota and Quito. The aircraft had two cabin classes; 20 seats in first class and 34 in tourist class. This scheduled route of over 10,000 km was known very suitably as the "Route for businessmen and entrepreneurs". Its continuation on to…

Air France’s love affair with designers

At the crossroads of two different worlds which both evoke dreams, air travel and fashion, the Air France uniform is worn by 30,000 staff members in direct contact with our customers. For the past 6 years, cabin crew, ground staff and pilots have been wearing the elegant uniform designed for Air France by Christian Lacroix. Dior, Balanciaga, Patou and Nina Ricci are some of the other top fashion designers who have stamped their prestigious mark on the Air France uniform.

Destination Holidays – Browsers

Before aviation, remote territories was inaccessible to ordinary mortals. Exploring the world is reserved for wealthy adventurers, artists. It borrows the ship to cross the ocean, the Trans-Siberian to rally the confines of Asia. But such journeys take considerable time.

Air France’s first commercial flight to New Caledonia lasted 6 days

with stopovers in Tunis, Cairo, Basra (Iraq), Karachi (Pakistan), Calcutta, Saigon, Batavia, Port Darwin and Brisbane (Australia). On 27 September, the DC-4 F-BELC landed in Tontouta. Air France operated a service to Noumea from Paris every fortnight. In 2008, Air France operates flights between Paris and Japan/Korea, and Air Calédonie flies between Japan/Korea and Noumea.