The Local France 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 Briton kicked off French flight after boarding with knife 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 Air France plane has very near miss with drone above Paris An Air France plane came within a few metres of hitting a drone as it was about to land at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, it emerged on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160304/air-france-plane-has-very-near-miss-with-drone-at-paris-airport Fri, 04 Mar 2016 09:06:24 +0100 air-france-plane-has-very-near-miss-with-drone-at-paris-airport Four killed as private plane crashes near Lyon A private plane crashed near Lyon on Tuesday, killing all four people on board. The aircraft burst into flames when it crashed into a field shortly after take off from an aerodrome near the city in central France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130924/breaking-three-killed-in-plane-crash-near-lyon Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:06:00 +0200 breaking-three-killed-in-plane-crash-near-lyon