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 acting chief of the French air force has put himself in the line of fire after reportedly using a fighter jet to fly home to his country house in Provence for weekends. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170628/french-air-force-chief-under-fire-for-using-fighter-jet-for-weekends-away Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:58:50 +0200 french-air-force-chief-under-fire-for-using-fighter-jet-for-weekends-away A private business plane was intercepted and escorted away by the French Air Force after it was caught flying over northern Paris on Monday morning, where security remains tight for the COP21 climate summit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151207/air-force-chases-business-jet-across-paris Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:04:50 +0100 air-force-chases-business-jet-across-paris France’s drive to balance the books will see it delete 20,000 posts from its armed forces by 2019, French media reports claimed on Monday. The ground forces are set to bear the brunt of the reductions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130429/france-set-to-cut-20000-posts-in-armed-forces Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:40:00 +0200 france-set-to-cut-20000-posts-in-armed-forces