Air France

Air France is one of the largest airlines in the world. It is based in France. It is owned by Air France-KLM. Before it merged with KLM, it employed 71,654 people. Its headquarters are at Charles de Gaulle International Airport"Head Office ,Air France. Retrieved on 18 May 2009. near Paris. Air France is a founding member of SkyTeam alongside Aeroméxico, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air.

 History 
The airline can be traced back to 1933, when four other French airlines were combined to create Air France.  Air France hired its first flight attendants in 1946.  The airline started flying between Paris and New York City on July 1, 1946. In 1957, the airline bought its first jet aircraft. http://corporate.airfrance.com/fileadmin/dossiers/documents/press_kits/new-york_2014.06-en.pdf Air France was one of 4 airlines that flew the Concorde.  It used it from 1976 until 2003. In 1988, the airline became the first to fly the Airbus A320.  In 2003, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Air France announced they were going to be combining. The combination ended in 2004.  As of 2016, Air France is going through many financial problems. 

 Fleets 
AircraftIn serviceOrdersNotesA318-10018Largest operator of A318-100A319-100402 leased to Air Cote d'lvoireA320-2004662 operated for Transavia France
1 leased to Air CorsicaA321-1005A321-20018A330-20015A340-30013Being retired in 2016A350-90018A380-800102B777-200ER25B777-300ER40Launch customerB787-912Orders under review

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Category:1933 establishments in France
Category:Airlines of France
Category:Companies based in Paris
Category:IATA members