Air France Flight 447 Flight Recorders Recovered
According to reports, the black boxes and a voice recorder from crashed Air France flight 447 have been recovered. The first black box was found over the weekend, and the second was discovered and recovered on Monday. The ...
by Dave Smith May 4th, 2011
Tail of Air France Flight 447 Found
This week, the families of the Air France Flight 447 victims were told by the BEA, the air accident investigation agency in France, that the tail section of the Airbus A330 has been found. The flight crashed into the Atlantic on June 1, 2009 while en route from Rio
by Bobby V-Jones April 14th, 2011
Air France Flight 447 Wreckage and Bodies Found
On Monday, it was announced that French air investigators found wreckage and bodies from the Air France A330 that crashed into the Atlantic on June 1, 2009. The service, Flight 447, was en route to Paris from Rio de Janeiro with 228 crew and passengers on board at the
by Andrew Mayer April 5th, 2011
Air France-KLM Fined $87 million in US Civil Price-fixing Claim
Europe's largest airline company, Air France-KLM, has agreed to pay US$87 million in fines for a settlement over civil damages related to fixing prices on cargo operations. This comes after many other airlines, including Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, Qantas ...
by Andrew Mayer July 14th, 2010
Crashed Air France Jet’s Black Boxes Located
Air France Flight 447 crashed on June 1 last year, and it has taken all this time for investigators to narrow down their search of where the jet's black boxes are, the devices that will help to find out what caused the crash, which killed all 228 people on board
by Andrew Mayer May 7th, 2010
Metal strip blamed for 2000 Air France accident
A French trial probing the ill-fated 2000 Air France crash, questioned a Continental Airlines manager blamed for giving approval to aircraft repair without examining it. It was believed that the piece of metal strip which fell off from a Continental aircraft shortly after its take-off from Charles de Gaulle Airport in
by Doug Smith March 24th, 2010
Survey Reveals People Like Airline ‘Fat’ Tax
A recent survey shows that more than three-quarters of passengers feel that overweight passengers should be penalised with a 'fat tax'. Data from a travel comparison website indicates that the new tax, which was put into effect at Air France ...
by Andrew Bones January 29th, 2010
Air France Recovers Load Factor Despite Decreased Passenger Traffic
Air France, one of Europe's largest carriers, announced that their passenger traffic for the month of December fell almost 5 percent when compared to passenger traffic this time last year. However, the airline also announced that the decision to take a 5.5 percent reduction in operating capacity has helped their
by Neill Zerk January 13th, 2010
Air France Foundation Partners with UNESCO to Aid Destitute Children
The Air France Foundation, a charity organization stemming from airline Air France, and UNESCO, organized a joint event dedicated to bringing aid and relief to destitute children across the globe. The November 26 meeting, which brought together associations, politicians, and experts on the issues, took place in Paris at the
by Charlotte Fellows January 5th, 2010
Lufthansa aims to limits CO2 charges
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, one of Europe's leading airlines is said to be seeking to cap the costs it will incur on buying carbon-emissions permits. Also seeking a similar capping is Air France, another major European airline. The new ...
by Dave Bess October 12th, 2009
Airlines consider changes to premium class travel concepts
Premium class tickets have traditionally been a major revenue generating factor for airlines. For years, business and first class travellers have been willing to pay several times the economy fare for extra legroom and a range of other comforts not ...
by Jennifer Jones September 22nd, 2009
BA still among worst for losing passenger luggage
www.britishairways.com Two British carriers are listed among those most likely to lose a passenger’s luggage, new airline industry figures reveal. British Airways and bmi were ranked fifth and fourth, respectively, in a table of winter season performance recently published by the Association of European Airlines (AEA). The table showed bmi mishandling
by Charlotte Fellows June 18th, 2009