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 Two British light aircraft collided mid-air after taking off from an airstrip in the southern French Alps on Wednesday, killing two fliers while a third survived the accident, local authorities said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190724/two-britons-die-in-light-aircraft-mid-air-collision-in-french-alps Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:57:57 +0200 two-britons-die-in-light-aircraft-mid-air-collision-in-french-alps French fighter jets took off from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle on Friday for an operation against the Islamic State group in its Iraqi stronghold of Mosul, an officer said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160930/french-fighter-jets-take-off-on-mission-against-isis Fri, 30 Sep 2016 10:10:33 +0200 french-fighter-jets-take-off-on-mission-against-isis The grief of families who lost loved ones when a suicidal co-pilot crashed a Germanwings plane into the French Alps has long turned to anger, a year after the tragedy that claimed 150 lives. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160320/grief-stricken-germanwings-families-plan-us-lawsuit Sun, 20 Mar 2016 10:35:20 +0100 grief-stricken-germanwings-families-plan-us-lawsuit Seat cushions and window panes have been found on the French island of Réunion, according to a Malaysian minister. The unconfirmed report comes days after a wing part from the missing MH370 flight was washed up on the island. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150806/seat-cushions-and-window-panes-found-on-reunion-island Thu, 06 Aug 2015 12:54:43 +0200 seat-cushions-and-window-panes-found-on-reunion-island UPDATED: Experts in France began examining a washed-up plane part Wednesday which likely belonged to the MH370 plane that vanished mysteriously last year, hoping to find clues to one of aviation's greatest enigmas. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150805/flight-mh370-malaysian-reunion-france-investigation Wed, 05 Aug 2015 17:53:38 +0200 flight-mh370-malaysian-reunion-france-investigation A former airline boss is making waves in France after he claimed that the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in March had been covered up, and that the aircraft was likely hijacked by a hacker and possibly shot down by the US. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141219/french-ex-airline-chief-missing-mh370-covered-up Fri, 19 Dec 2014 19:03:00 +0100 french-ex-airline-chief-missing-mh370-covered-up A bag of Indian diplomatic mail is set to be delivered more than 46 years late after it was found on Mont Blanc in the French Alps, close to where an Air India plane crashed in January 1966. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120829/indian-mail-found-in-alps-46-years-after-crash Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:41:00 +0200 indian-mail-found-in-alps-46-years-after-crash A French environmental activist has been arrested after sneaking on to the tarmac at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport and trying to block an Airbus A319 from taking off, officials said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120807/green-activist-tries-to-block-plane-at-paris-airport Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:14:00 +0200 green-activist-tries-to-block-plane-at-paris-airport