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 Pilots with Air France's budget airline Hop! have threatened to strike during the end-of-year holiday period if negotiations over working conditions remain blocked. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171123/pilots-with-french-airline-threaten-to-strike-over-christmas Thu, 23 Nov 2017 11:24:46 +0100 pilots-with-french-airline-threaten-to-strike-over-christmas Two French pilots who slipped out of the Dominican Republic in mysterious circumstances after being convicted of cocaine trafficking were formally arrested and remanded in custody in France on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151102/air-cocaine-pilots-taken-into-custody-in-france Mon, 02 Nov 2015 16:41:09 +0100 air-cocaine-pilots-taken-into-custody-in-france The French government won't be sending two Air France pilots convicted of drug dealing back to the Dominican Republic, which is demanding their return after they pulled off a daring escape from the Caribbean island. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151028/france-wont-extradite-pilots-after-daring-escape Wed, 28 Oct 2015 09:20:56 +0100 france-wont-extradite-pilots-after-daring-escape Passengers on a delayed Air France flight from New York to Paris were left stranded for 12 hours on Sunday when the pilot landed the plane in the UK - just an hour from the French capital - because he was obliged to take a rest. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150223/air-france-flight-diverted-so-pilot-can-sleep Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:05:00 +0100 air-france-flight-diverted-so-pilot-can-sleep The bill for the longest strike in Air France's history could top €500 million company chiefs revealed on Wednesday. But with the image of France's national carrier in runs, the cost of the pilots' strike could be hard to put a figure on. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141008/air-france-pilots-strike Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:32:00 +0200 air-france-pilots-strike There was relief for travellers on Monday as Air France pilots finally called off the longest strike in the airline's history. However with the conflict still to be resolved there may be more industrial action in the future. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140929/air-france-pilots-call-off-record-strike Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:28:00 +0200 air-france-pilots-call-off-record-strike Air France's main pilots' union offered to lift its crippling strike late Friday if an independent mediator were named to run negotiations in a bitter battle over the fate of the company's low-cost subsidiary. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140927/union-makes-offer-to-end-air-france-strike Sat, 27 Sep 2014 12:50:00 +0200 union-makes-offer-to-end-air-france-strike The crippling Air France pilots' strike was branded as "catastrophic" by the airline sector on Friday as it looked set to run into the weekend. France's national carrier also had to endure being ridiculed by Ryanair boss Micheal O'Leary. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140926/air-france-strike-pilots-talks-deadlock Fri, 26 Sep 2014 19:25:00 +0200 air-france-strike-pilots-talks-deadlock UPDATED: Defiant Air France pilots said they would continue their crippling strike on Thursday despite company chiefs proposing to scrap its plans to expand its low-cost subsidiary into Europe. Company chiefs had called for pilots to return to work "immediately". https://www.thelocal.fr/20140925/air-france-strike-end-transavia Thu, 25 Sep 2014 13:22:00 +0200 air-france-strike-end-transavia As the Air France pilots' strike grinds into its ninth day, there is little hope that unions and management are close to a deal. Over half of the airline's flights remain grounded. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140923/air-france-strike-pilot-impasse-no-deal Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:21:00 +0200 air-france-strike-pilot-impasse-no-deal Air France entered its second week of a crippling pilots’ strike on Monday with no end in sight after the main union rejected what management described as its 'last offer.' Over half of the airline's flights remained grounded. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140922/air-france-pilots-strike-enters-second-week Mon, 22 Sep 2014 17:43:00 +0200 air-france-pilots-strike-enters-second-week Panicked pilots at Air France are refusing to fly to Ebola-hit countries, just weeks after flight attendants at France's flagship carrier objected to flying to West African countries battling the deadly virus. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140910/air-france-pilots-refuse-to-fly-to-ebola-hit-countries Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:10:00 +0200 air-france-pilots-refuse-to-fly-to-ebola-hit-countries France’s biggest pilots' union issued a call this week for members to join a month-long strike throughout May because they are unhappy about the rules surrrounding their right to strike. With delays and cancellations expected Air France says the walk-out will threaten its recovery. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140429/airport-strike-france-pilots Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:06:00 +0200 airport-strike-france-pilots Regional French airline Britair, under pressure to reduce its workforce, is asking pilots if they want to work temporarily in Indonesia, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120822/french-pilots-offered-indonesia-jobs Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:20:13 +0200 french-pilots-offered-indonesia-jobs