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Articles tagged “air france”

News Blog

IDEAS: Air France to Celebrate 90th Anniversary With Fashion Exhibition in Paris 

Air France is set to commemorate its 90th anniversary with a fashion exhibition that will take over the window display at the Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann.   The exhibition, which will run from 28 September to 10 October 2023, will showcase five dresses designed by Xavier Ronze, head of the costume design workshops at the Paris…

Adam Stacey | 8 months ago

Airline Weekly

Europe’s Largest Domestic Airline Markets May Never Recover From the Pandemic

Air travel is back but not in France and Germany where trains are carrying an ever bigger piece of the pie.

11 months ago
Europe’s Largest Domestic Airline Markets May Never Recover From the Pandemic

News Blog

Air France Quits Offering Customer Support Via Twitter

Blaming Twitter for changing its terms and conditions, Air France said on Friday it would stop offering customer support via the social media platform's direct messages for its accounts worldwide. KLM, a sister brand, has yet to make a similar move. Update: 4pm ET: An Air France spokesperson clarified, "Twitter's recent change in access to…

Sean O'Neill | 12 months ago

News Blog

Air France’s New Business Class Product

Air France is upgrading its 12 Boeing 777-300ERs with the airline’s new long-haul business class product, a process that is expected to be complete by the end of the year. The aircraft will also get the same economy and premium economy seats as those found on its cutting-edge A350s.  The first refurbished B777 (named “Fontainebleau") took off from Paris-Charles de…

Jenny Southan | 1 year ago

Airlines

SkyTeam’s 19 Brands, Explained

As Asia begins to shake off Covid-19, the SkyTeam alliance will have recovery firmly in its sights.

Joey Tyson, Skift | 1 year ago

SkyTeam’s 19 Brands, Explained

Airline Weekly

Air France CEO Anne Rigail Sees Trains Playing a Bigger Role in Her Airline’s Strategy

Air France CEO Anne Rigail wants more travelers to use air-rail connections with what some might call an out-of-the-box approach: Making the transfer experience good.

1 year ago
Air France CEO Anne Rigail Sees Trains Playing a Bigger Role in Her Airline’s Strategy

Airline Weekly

Air France Woos Premium Leisure Flyers as Corporate Travel Lags

Air France CEO Anne Rigail leads an airline renewed. The legacy carrier successfully navigated the pandemic and a major restructuring to emerge a leaner and — one hopes — stronger Air France.

1 year ago
Air France Woos Premium Leisure Flyers as Corporate Travel Lags

Airlines

European Aviation Regulators Shut Down Proposal to Fly With Just One Pilot

Limited solo flying for cargo and passenger flights during the cruise phase of flying is being considered as a possibility to ease the pilot shortage. This faces much backlash. Regulators in Europe have taken note.

Jamie Freed and Allison Lampert, Reuters | 1 year ago

European Aviation Regulators Shut Down Proposal to Fly With Just One Pilot

Hotels

Biggest Travel Innovators and Other Top Stories

In Skift top stories this week, we pick what we think are the biggest innovators in hospitality in 2022, offer disability rights advocate Tanzila Khan a column to express disappointment with Air France, and to put forward our boldest predictions for travel in 2023.

Tom Lowry | 1 year ago

Biggest Travel Innovators and Other Top Stories

Airlines

Dear Air France: My Wheelchair Is Like My Legs, Not My Luggage

Travel industry, ensure the safety of passengers with disabilities while in transit and deliver their assistive devices as per their needs. There is no universal design for disability. But there is one for empathy.

Tanzila Khan, Skift | 1 year ago

Dear Air France: My Wheelchair Is Like My Legs, Not My Luggage