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 Paris says it will test its first flying taxis in June, the first step in an ambitious plan to establish a fully-functioning air network by 2030. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210119/paris-to-test-its-first-flying-airport-taxis-this-summer Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:20:16 +0100 paris-to-test-its-first-flying-airport-taxis-this-summer France's pilots' union has said that budget airline easyJet's cost-cutting measures are threatening passenger safety. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170815/french-easyjet-pilots-slam-unsafe-working-conditions Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:37:46 +0200 french-easyjet-pilots-slam-unsafe-working-conditions A British national was ordered off an easyJet flight before it left France after he was found to have boarded with a knife. He also allegedly told a fellow passenger he "could bring the plane down”. But was it all a misunderstanding? https://www.thelocal.fr/20160314/easyjet-brit-kicked-off-flight-from-france-after-boarding-with-knife Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:37:21 +0100 easyjet-brit-kicked-off-flight-from-france-after-boarding-with-knife A woman who flew into Paris from Istanbul this week was found to have hidden a four-year-old girl in a bag on the plane, Air France said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160309/woman-hid-child-in-bag-on-air-france-flight-to-paris Wed, 09 Mar 2016 18:09:55 +0100 woman-hid-child-in-bag-on-air-france-flight-to-paris Air France joined the battle to woo those who love to fly in luxury on Wednesday, when it unveiled its new "haute couture" suite for customers flying first class. But at €9,000 for a round trip ticket, the plush Le Premiere suite doesn't come cheap. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140507/air-france-unveils-luxury Wed, 07 May 2014 15:29:46 +0200 air-france-unveils-luxury