Airbus and Air France Face Criminal Trial Over 2009 Rio-Paris Crash That Killed 228
Airbus, Air France go on trial on manslaughter charges for the crash of a Rio-Paris flight that plunged into the Atlantic amid thunderstorms.
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Macron Govt Demands Air France Go Green to Get Bailout Cash
The French government has demanded that its national airline Air France embrace Green ideology and cancel all domestic flights to receive a government bailout.
France and Italy Consider Nationalisation of Airlines Crippled By Coronavirus
Both the French and Italian governments are considering measures to stem the economic effects of the coronavirus outbreak, including possible nationalisation of major airlines.
Hero French Pilot in Entebbe Hijack Dies Aged 95
A French pilot hailed for bravery during a hijacking drama targeting Jews on an Air France flight in 1976 has died aged 95.
Iran to Open Lawsuit Against Washington’s Sanctions at UN’s Top Court
Iran will argue Monday against renewed sanctions imposed by the United States, as a bitter legal battle between Tehran and Washington opens before the UN’s top court.
Netanyahu Welcomes Airlines Decision Not to Fly to Iran
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on a trip Thursday to Lithuania, welcomed the decision by major international airlines to end their direct flights to Iran’s capital of Tehran in September.
Idi Amin’s Son: ‘My Dream is to Meet Entebbe Victims’ Families to Apologize’
Jaffar Amin, the son of Uganda despot Idi Amin, was only 10 years old when Israeli commandos stormed the old terminal in Entebbe, rescuing the passengers of a hijacked Air France flight brought by the Palestinian and German terrorists to the African country. But he remembers the next morning and the reactions from his classmates well.
WATCH – Ex-Mossad Agent: Inside Israel’s Dramatic Hostage Rescue Operation at Entebbe
Forty years ago, an Air France flight from Tel Aviv to Paris with more than 250 passengers and crew was hijacked before landing in Entebbe, Uganda.
Air France Stewardesses Rebel Over Tehran’s Forced Headscarf Plan
A demand by Tehran that Air France stewardesses wear headscarves while in Iran has been met with a firm ‘non’ by staff at the French national carrier. The airline resumes flights to Iran’s capital later this month after the relaxation of sanctions
Hellfire Missile Sent to Europe for Training Found in Cuba
A Hellfire missile intended for a European training exercise was somehow delivered to Cuba in 2014. The Wall Street Journal describes it as “a loss of sensitive military technology that ranks among the worst known incidents of its kind.”
Paris-Bound Air France Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Bomb Alert
An Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris was forced to make an emergency landing in Kenya after a suspicious package found on board sparked a bomb alert, Kenyan police said. Flight AF 463, which had 459 passengers and 14
SFO Air France Flight to Paris Diverted by False Alarm
On Monday, Air France Flight 83, bound from San Francisco to Paris, was diverted to Montreal, but the reason for the unscheduled stop has not been made public.
San Francisco-Paris Flight Diverted After Threat: Air France
An Air France flight from San Francisco to Paris was diverted to Montreal “as a precaution” after an “anonymous threat,” the airline told AFP on Tuesday. Flight AF083 from San Francisco to the main Paris airport of Charles de Gaulle
West on High Alert as Bomb Threats Force Flight Landings, Evacuations
Two Air France planes were diverted and grounded due to bomb threats on Tuesday night. USA Today reports that one plane, Air France Flight 65, was inbound to Los Angeles from Paris, and was diverted to Salt Lake City. The other was Flight 55 flying from Dulles Airport near Washington, D.C. to Paris, and was diverted to Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Air France Flight from LAX Diverted After Threat
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reports that Air France flight 65 from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) was diverted to Salt Lake City Tuesday evening after a bomb threat was received, KABC reports.
Two Air France Flights to Paris Diverted After Bomb Threats
Two Air France flights en route to Paris from the United States were diverted on Tuesday following anonymous bomb threats, and hundreds of passengers and crew were safely removed, the airline and the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Mob Rule: Union Thugs Tear Clothes off Air France Executives
Mob rule is nothing new in France, but this week even a socialist government used to tolerating thuggish union behavior is saying enough is enough.
NYC-Bound Air France Flight Escorted by Fighter Jets After ‘Chemical Weapons Threat’
Air France Flight 22 has landed at John F. Kennedy airport in New York after being accompanied overseas by U.S. fighter jets. A phoned-in “chemical weapons” threat has emergency personnel on edge, and the flight is currently being searched for explosives in the “hijack site” of the airport, assigned to planes suspected of carrying a weapon.
