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General Aviation News July 25, 2025

25 Years ago, The Concorde Crash: The Tragedy That Ended the Supersonic Dream

AviationNews – On July 25th, 2000, the world watched in horror as the legendary Concorde, the world’s only supersonic passenger jet, crashed just minutes after…

Civilian aviation news July 28, 2022

Major Airports Europe part 2: Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport or Roissy Airport, is the largest international airport in France. Opened in 1974, it is in Roissy-en-France, 23 km (14 mi) northeast…

Civilian aviation news April 12, 2022

Air France-KLM confirms order for four Airbus A350F

Toulouse, 12 april 2022 – Air France-KLM has finalised its order with Airbus for four new generation A350F freighters, following the earlier commitment announced in…

Civilian aviation news December 16, 2021

Air Fance place orders for new Airbus A350F cargo variant

TOULOUSE – Air France – KLM signed on Thursday (Dec. 16) as its fourth customer for the new A350F and ordered four aircraft of this…

Civilian aviation news September 29, 2021

Airbus delivers first of 60 A220s to Air France

Air France has received its first A220-300 from an order for 60 aircraft of the type, the largest A220 order from a European carrier. The…

Civilian aviation news May 20, 2020

Air France axes A380, Emirates seen cutting deliveries

DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) – The world’s largest airliner, the Airbus A380, took a step closer to the aviation archives on Wednesday as Air France said it…

Civilian aviation news May 7, 2020

Worst quarter ever for Air France-KLM: record 1.8 billion loss

Air France-KLM recorded a net loss of EUR 1.8 billion in the first quarter of this year, according to the group’s quarterly figures (pdf) on…

Civilian aviation news April 22, 2020

Air France-KLM nears bailout with improved guarantees

PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Air France-KLM is moving towards a 10 billion euro ($10.9 billion) government-backed rescue deal, sources said, after France agreed to higher guarantees…

Civilian aviation news February 20, 2020

KLM-Air France says coronavirus impact could climb above $200 million

PARIS (Reuters) – Air France-KLM warned on Thursday of a 150 million to 200 million euro ($162 million to $216 million) hit to earnings by…

Civilian aviation news December 18, 2019

Air France-KLM firms up order for 60 Airbus A220s

The Air France–KLM Group has firmed up an order for 60 Airbus A220-300 aircraft to modernise its single-aisle fleet. The aircraft are intended to be…

Civilian aviation news September 27, 2019

Air France takes delivery of its first A350 XWB

Air France has taken delivery of its first A350-900, the world’s most efficient all new design wide-body aircraft. The first jet out of a total…

Civilian aviation news February 16, 2018

Air France-KLM, Delta examining ways of keeping Alitalia in Skyteam

PARIS (Reuters) – Air France-KLM and its U.S. partner Delta Air Lines are studying ways of keeping Alitalia inside the Skyteam alliance – but without…

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