https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The French civil aviation authority (DGAC) has recommended that airlines reduce their flights by 30 percent on Tuesday due to a strike call by civil service unions, the transport ministry said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171007/airlines-may-cut-flights-by-30-percent-in-france-tuesday-due-to-strike Sat, 07 Oct 2017 10:42:34 +0200 airlines-may-cut-flights-by-30-percent-in-france-tuesday-due-to-strike Parisians have been warned that there will be a high level of air pollution on Thursday, August 25th. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160824/paris-warned-about-air-pollution-ozone-free-parking-cars-smog Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:35:31 +0200 paris-warned-about-air-pollution-ozone-free-parking-cars-smog French President Francois Hollande has urged British MPs to back an air campaign against the ISIS terror group in Syria, as thousands prepared to march on London Saturday to oppose the plans. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151128/hollande-calls-uk-mps Sat, 28 Nov 2015 09:13:16 +0100 hollande-calls-uk-mps Air France flight attendant unions on Friday called for a halt to services to the Guinean capital Conakry due to concerns about a "serious risk" of spreading Ebola. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141018/air-france-unions-seek-to-stop-flights-to-guinea Sat, 18 Oct 2014 12:32:00 +0200 air-france-unions-seek-to-stop-flights-to-guinea Investigators probing the crash of an Air Algerie flight in Mali that killed 116 people in July said on Saturday there was no obvious lead yet and all possibilities, including terrorism, were being explored. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140921/cause-of-mali-air-crash-still-a-mystery-probe Sun, 21 Sep 2014 12:20:00 +0200 cause-of-mali-air-crash-still-a-mystery-probe France and Germany will send military transport planes to West Africa to help efforts to contain the Ebola epidemic, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and military officials said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140920/france-plan-air-lifts-to-help-fight-ebola Sat, 20 Sep 2014 14:50:00 +0200 france-plan-air-lifts-to-help-fight-ebola It could be a bumpy ride on Thursday if you're planning to fly in or out of France. Air traffic controllers have called a strike, which is set to result in a 20 percent reduction in traffic around the Paris region. Find out if you might be affected. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140130/airports-paris-french-air-traffic-controllers-to-strike Thu, 30 Jan 2014 10:23:00 +0100 airports-paris-french-air-traffic-controllers-to-strike France may sell some of its stakes in several large semi-state bodies such as Air France and SNCF, in order to pave the way for future investment, French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has announced. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130506/france-mulls-selling-off-stakes-in-semi-state-giants Mon, 06 May 2013 14:01:00 +0200 france-mulls-selling-off-stakes-in-semi-state-giants