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 EU authorised the French government on Tuesday to double its stake in Air France and inject up to four billion euros into the struggling airline after the pandemic hit passenger traffic. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210406/eu-authorises-e4-billion-bailout-of-air-france-despite-ryanairs-objections Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:37:33 +0200 eu-authorises-e4-billion-bailout-of-air-france-despite-ryanairs-objections Low-cost airline Level is expanding its operations to Orly Airport in Paris, where it has announced it will be launching four new long-haul routes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171129/low-cost-airline-level-gets-set-to-take-off-from-paris Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:20:10 +0100 low-cost-airline-level-gets-set-to-take-off-from-paris People travelling by plane or train in France on Thursday could face transport disruptions after three of the country's leading workers' unions called for members to down tools in response to the government's "liberal reforms". https://www.thelocal.fr/20171116/transport-strikes-against-macrons-liberal-reforms-hit-flights-and-trains Thu, 16 Nov 2017 11:19:25 +0100 transport-strikes-against-macrons-liberal-reforms-hit-flights-and-trains Thousands of air passengers are set for a day of travel misery, with airlines having to cancel 30 percent of flights due to a day of mass public sector strike in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171010/find-out-which-flights-are-cancelled-due-to-the-mass-public-sector-strikes Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:07:05 +0200 find-out-which-flights-are-cancelled-due-to-the-mass-public-sector-strikes Air France-KLM, one of Alitalia's major shareholders, said Thursday it would not take part in the multi-million-euro recapitalisation plan to save the embattled Italian airline. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131115/air-france-klm-rejects-alitalia-capital-boost Fri, 15 Nov 2013 09:23:16 +0100 air-france-klm-rejects-alitalia-capital-boost Air France-KLM reported on Friday a net loss of 1.2 billion euros, worse than a loss of 809 million euros in 2011, but said that underlying prospects were improving despite heavy fuel and restructuring costs. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130222/air-france-reports-1-2-billion-loss-for-2012 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:07:00 +0100 air-france-reports-1-2-billion-loss-for-2012