Air France

Air France and Airbus convicted over 2009 crash

The Paris Court of Appeal convicted Air France and Airbus of corporate negligent homicide over the 2009 crash of flight AF447.

Possible US-Iran clash?

Major airlines suspend Middle East routes

KLM, Air France and several major airlines suspend weekend flights to Israel and the Gulf amid rising regional tensions and speculation that the US may strike Iran following its protest crackdown.

Air France resumes Israel flights, others extend suspensions

Air France to resume daily flights to Tel Aviv on Tuesday as other major carriers, including the Lufthansa Group, ITA Airways, Iberia Express, British Airways, and Transavia, extend their flight suspensions to Israel.

Air France and Transavia to resume flights to Israel

Air France to resume operations to Tel Aviv starting January 25. Transavia, the low-cost airline within the Air France-KLM Group, will restart flights to and from Israel beginning January 27.

Air France pilots brawl in cockpit mid-flight

2 pilots suspended after coming to blows in the middle of a flight between Geneva and Paris.

Yeshiva students prevented from boarding flight in Paris

Air France demands students present proof of medical insurance. Students permitted to board flight after intervention by Israeli embassy.

Netanyahu to pilot's son: Your father was brave

Netanyahu meets son of the pilot of the Air France jet that was hijacked to Entebbe in 1976.

Air France to allow female staff to opt out of Tehran flights

Air France says it will allow female staff to opt out of routes to Tehran, following directive forcing them to cover their heads.

French flight attendants refuse to work flights to Iran

Air France's female flight attendants declare they will not work on flights to Tehran if they are required to cover their hair.

Air France crew told to wear headscarves in Tehran

Female Air France cabin crew reject airline's directive that they should wear a headscarf while in Tehran.

Air France bomb scare was false alarm

Flight from Mauritius to Paris makes emergency landing; officials initially 'confirmed' it was a bomb, but airline chief says it was a hoax.

Bomb threats divert Air France flights

Over 700 people evacuated from flights following anonymous threats; no bomb evidence found.

Air France, Lufthansa avoid Sinai following Russian plane crash

Lufthansa and Air France-KLM announce they will avoid the Sinai Peninsula for security reasons after Russian airliner crashed over the area.

Air France Puts Israel Back on its Map

Protest causes Air France to put back Israel into its in-flight map - while keeping 'West Bank' and 'Gaza Strip.'

Air France Under Fire for Omitting Israel

Air France apologizes for failing to include Israel on its in-flight map, but Simon Wiesenthal Center rejects the apology.

Air France to Resume Flights to Israel

Air France resumes flights to Tel Aviv after halting services to Israel earlier this week because of the Gaza conflict.

Air France Fined for Discrimination Against 'Flytilla' Activist

A French court ordered Air France to pay a fine for having ordered a pro-Arab activist off a flight to Tel Aviv during the "flytilla".

As of April, Only Lufthansa Will Fly to Iran

Air France, one of the last major European airlines offering flights to Tehran, announced that it would no longer be flying there.

Jewish Airline Pilot: Icelandic Volcano a Heavenly 'Heads Up'

An observant Jewish commercial airline pilot says the Iceland volcano was a Heavenly sign not to take the ability to travel the skies for granted.

El Al, Air France Planes Avoid Near Air Collision

An El-Al passenger jet bound for New York nearly collided with an Air France plane over Serbia. Israeli pilot saves the day.