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 Air France management said Friday it planned to eliminate 7,580 jobs at the airline and its regional unit Hop! by the end of 2022 because of the coronavirus crisis. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200704/air-france-hop-to-shed-7580-jobs Sat, 04 Jul 2020 11:48:04 +0200 air-france-hop-to-shed-7580-jobs The new chief executive of Air France has proposed the first job cuts for the strike-prone airline since taking over eight months ago, with up to 465 voluntary redundancies announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190514/new-air-france-chief-announces-first-job-cuts Tue, 14 May 2019 10:22:48 +0200 new-air-france-chief-announces-first-job-cuts A mid-flight engine failure forced an Air France A380 jet with more than 500 passengers on board to turn back to the Ivory Coast capital Abidjan where it landed without further incident early on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190310/engine-failure-forces-paris-bound-air-france-flight-back-to-abidjan Sun, 10 Mar 2019 15:33:40 +0100 engine-failure-forces-paris-bound-air-france-flight-back-to-abidjan A fight for influence over Air France-KLM has erupted in a diplomatic spat between France and the Netherlands. But what's it all about? https://www.thelocal.fr/20190228/air-france-franco-dutch-tensions-flare-over-control-of-airline Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:48:17 +0100 air-france-franco-dutch-tensions-flare-over-control-of-airline Air France-KLM, which was badly hit last year by strikes and management upheaval, reported on Wednesday that its annual net profits rose by 150 percent to 409 million euros ($463 million). https://www.thelocal.fr/20190220/air-france-klm-more-than-doubles-profits-in-2018-despite-strikes Wed, 20 Feb 2019 11:00:11 +0100 air-france-klm-more-than-doubles-profits-in-2018-despite-strikes An Air France flight carrying 282 passengers from Paris to Shanghai made an unexpected stop in Siberia on Sunday after smoke and a bitter smell filled the cabin, the company said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181111/air-france-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-sibera Sun, 11 Nov 2018 16:06:04 +0100 air-france-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-sibera Air France management and unions announced on Friday that they had reached a deal aimed at ending months of strikes that set the airline back hundreds of millions of euros. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181019/air-france-and-its-unions-finally-reach-deal-to-end-months-of-strikes Fri, 19 Oct 2018 19:00:32 +0200 air-france-and-its-unions-finally-reach-deal-to-end-months-of-strikes Air France-KLM's new Canadian boss said Monday that he would invest half of his fixed salary into the company's stock as a gauge of his "confidence" in returning the strike-prone airline to a more solid footing. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180917/air-france-new-canadian-chief-vows-to-invest-half-of-salary-in-airline Mon, 17 Sep 2018 17:21:37 +0200 air-france-new-canadian-chief-vows-to-invest-half-of-salary-in-airline Air France passengers face the possibility of more travel headaches after the hardline CGT union has warned that there is a "good chance" there will be further strikes in the near future. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180827/turbulence-ahead-for-air-france-as-union-threatens-more-strikes Mon, 27 Aug 2018 13:01:44 +0200 turbulence-ahead-for-air-france-as-union-threatens-more-strikes Air France and British Airways announced Thursday that they will halt flights to Tehran next month, citing low profitability as the US reimposes sanctions on Iran. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180823/air-france-to-end-flights-to-irans-capital-tehran Thu, 23 Aug 2018 19:43:42 +0200 air-france-to-end-flights-to-irans-capital-tehran The first non-French boss of Air France-KLM, Canada's Ben Smith, faces a rocky landing at the strike-prone airline where his nomination and pay packet have been sharply criticised by French trade unions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180817/air-frances-first-non-french-boss-flies-into-immediate-strike-threat Fri, 17 Aug 2018 18:15:11 +0200 air-frances-first-non-french-boss-flies-into-immediate-strike-threat Air France-KLM named its first non-French chief executive on Thursday (Aug 16), handing the reins to Air Canada's Ben Smith despite strong resistance from the group's powerful trade unions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180817/canadas-ben-smith-picked-first-non-french-air-france-boss Fri, 17 Aug 2018 11:26:29 +0200 canadas-ben-smith-picked-first-non-french-air-france-boss Trade unions at Air France called Thursday for the company to name a French chief executive amid reports that the board is set to nominate Canadian Ben Smith at the helm of the group. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180816/no-canadians-air-france-unions-want-french-ceo Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:06:51 +0200 no-canadians-air-france-unions-want-french-ceo The president of Air France's major pilots union has warned that if the next CEO doesn't resume discussions over pay then the company will face 15 more days of strike. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180813/air-france-union-threatens-15-more-days-of-strike Mon, 13 Aug 2018 13:08:47 +0200 air-france-union-threatens-15-more-days-of-strike A wave of strikes battered earnings at Air France-KLM in the second quarter, but higher passenger numbers meant the group stayed in the black, it said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180801/air-france-profits-take-335-million-hit-due-to-strikes Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:05:09 +0200 air-france-profits-take-335-million-hit-due-to-strikes Unions representing Air France workers have threatened to ground more flights in September as a pay dispute with the airline's bosses rumbles on. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180725/air-france-unions-threaten-more-strikes-in-september Wed, 25 Jul 2018 13:53:55 +0200 air-france-unions-threaten-more-strikes-in-september All but one of the Air France unions have called off the four day strike scheduled for the end of June. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180619/air-france-strikes-all-unions-but-one-call-off-june-walkout Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:51:58 +0200 air-france-strikes-all-unions-but-one-call-off-june-walkout Air France unions have announced four new strikes days at the end of June in the latest move in a long-running pay dispute with the French flag carrier. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180612/air-france-unions-announce-four-new-strike-days-in-june Tue, 12 Jun 2018 14:24:50 +0200 air-france-unions-announce-four-new-strike-days-in-june Air France-KLM named new leaders on Tuesday following Jean-Marc Janaillac's sudden exit as the result of a bitter industrial dispute over salaries that has cost the company €300 million. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180515/air-france-names-new-leaders-after-ceos-speedy-departure Tue, 15 May 2018 19:11:34 +0200 air-france-names-new-leaders-after-ceos-speedy-departure Air France has been forced to cancel 15 percent of its flights on Monday due to the ongoing staff strikes over a pay dispute. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180507/air-france-cancels-15-percent-of-flights-on-monday Mon, 07 May 2018 12:53:09 +0200 air-france-cancels-15-percent-of-flights-on-monday