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 A French family has been left stranded in Chicago after British Airways forbade their son, who had been receiving treatment for a hormone disorder, from flying back to France, saying he was too big to fit on the plane. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131107/frenchman-too-big-to-fly-on-plane-stranded-in-us-chicago-british-airways Thu, 07 Nov 2013 19:08:00 +0100 frenchman-too-big-to-fly-on-plane-stranded-in-us-chicago-british-airways A tourist plane in the south of France was forced to make an extraordinary emergency landing over the weekend. With the engine failing, the pilot managed to squeeze the aircraft on to a busy motorway (see video). https://www.thelocal.fr/20130902/video-tourist-plane-lands-on-busy-motorway Mon, 02 Sep 2013 13:49:00 +0200 video-tourist-plane-lands-on-busy-motorway France's transport minister said this week, he will be seeking "clarification" from low-cost Irish airline Ryanair over "concerning" safety allegations made in a documentary this week by a pilot, who has since been fired by the company. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130816/french-minister-to-quiz-ryanair-over-safety-claims Fri, 16 Aug 2013 11:21:00 +0200 french-minister-to-quiz-ryanair-over-safety-claims France-based aerospace company Airbus launched its new aircraft, the A350, on Friday morning (see video below) The much-anticipated maiden flight took place at 10am French time, from the south-western city of Toulouse. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130614/new-airbus-a350-set-to-take-off-in-toulouse Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:25:00 +0200 new-airbus-a350-set-to-take-off-in-toulouse France is bracing itself for possible travel chaos this week, as airport and rail workers prepare to go on strike, starting from Tuesday. Up to half of all flights from certain French airports have been cancelled on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130611/airport-strikes-set-to-cancel-up-to-half-of-french-flights Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:32:00 +0200 airport-strikes-set-to-cancel-up-to-half-of-french-flights Air France’s new low-cost challenger to Ryanair and easyJet, Hop! is set to take off for the first time on Sunday, with 98 aircraft flying to 136 destinations throughout France and Europe. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130326/air-frances-low-cost-hop-set-for-take-off Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:06:00 +0100 air-frances-low-cost-hop-set-for-take-off A Frenchman wearing a uniform and claiming to be an Air France pilot was arrested on board a plane in the US city of Philadelphia after being found sitting in the cockpit, police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130322/frenchman-held-in-us-for-impersonating-air-france-pilot Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:12:00 +0100 frenchman-held-in-us-for-impersonating-air-france-pilot A Paris-bound Air France flight from Mumbai was forced to make an emergency landing in the Indian city on Monday after developing an engine problem, the airline and airport said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130311/paris-bound-air-france-flight-makes-emergency-landing Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:30:00 +0100 paris-bound-air-france-flight-makes-emergency-landing