Today, Airbus is celebrating its 50th anniversary. This is an ideal opportunity to look back at the uninterrupted collaboration between Air France and the aircraft manufacturer over the past 45 years. Until the 1960s, the commercial aviation...
As Orly transforms to improve our customers' airport experience, let's look back at its history... It all began on January 1, 1918 when the plain bordering the village of Orly welcomed its first aircraft... US air operations settled there as well as...
Following the tragic fire that has ravaged Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris on April 15, it is a symbol of French history, well known throughout the world, that has suffered a severe blow. All Air France and Air France-KLM teams around the world have...
In 1964, Air France already had a considerable network, one of the most extensive in the world. It served most major cities. Yet it didn't fly to Washington D.C.! Not surprising, actually. Due to its eastern position and buoyancy, New York was the...
The idea of the third Paris airport emerged in the 1950s. With the exponential increase in air traffic, Orly and Le Bourget were close to saturation. The advent of wide-body jets able to offload over 400 passengers at a time was already on the...
