Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker ShareSaveCommentLifestyleTravelAir France On The Traces Of Its PastByCécilia Pelloux Air France Travel Poster by Alphonse Dehedin (Photo by �� Swim Ink 2 Inside “la réserve du patrimoine” as they call it at Air France more than 25 000 objects are listed and preserved: uniforms the French airline has accumulated an unbelievable collection throughout the years and with the help of its employees “We have an extreme know how at Air France and we know how to keep and maintain the heritage and history of our emblematic French company” said Sylvie Tarbouriech Air France VP Brand & Advertising during the visit “Our dream is to have an Air France museum one day!” she added The uniforms tell the history of the company More than 15oo uniforms are displayed by dates and by companies: Air Orient Air Orient disappeared in 1933 when Air France was created but the company has kept the Air Orient emblem: “the winged seahorse” and today it is the most iconic historical symbol UTA and Air Inter created the Group Air France the world’s biggest airline group which settled its headquarters five years later in Roissy Charles de Gaulle the uniforms of the cabin crew have evolved throughout the years since the first one in 1946 until today The first uniform of the first steward inspired Alain Ducasse to create the uniform of the waiters for the restaurant lounge La Première in Charles De Gaulle airport Georgette Renal designed the first hostesses’ uniforms around 1945-1946 The greatest couturiers from Christian Dior Jacques Esterel or Jean Patou who designed the iconic uniforms of the Concorde crew have built the history of the company Christian Lacroix has designed the uniforms of the company Sylvie Tarbouriech likes to show a traditional colored Polynesian dress with its hibiscus as the hostesses change their uniforms during the stopover “Our uniforms are frequently lent to exhibitions  around the world  dealing with  the  French theme  and with film shootings” more than 2000 menus and posters are again preserved around 600 models of Air France Boeing 747 Concorde and all the iconic planes which have shaped French history These models used to be displayed in the Air France travel agency Sylvie Tabouriech pointed out the exceptional collection of “the art de la table” at Air France Whereas the plates were first made of porcelain today they are made of melanin and aluminum Pierre Soulages which decorated the Air France agency a tapestry which decorated Boeing 707 or even 85o toys like the only Barbie made for an airline company the development and the enhancement of the company's heritage composed mainly of employees of the company and retired workers A testimony to the history of Air France and aeronautics throughout the twentieth century until today and for the future while waiting one day for a real Air France museum they can take a virtual tour of the museum Air France and Gallica have partnered to digitalize the posters and magazines of the company Gallica is the digital library created by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France and its partner institutions probably one of the richest resources online composed of more than eight millions of documents where you will find the entire collection of Air France papers heritage more than 40,000 pages of the Air France publications on  the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the the French airline the company set up the Air France Museum Heritage Endowment Fund The goal was to protect the most precious and representative objects of the company its history from the Air France Museum and Heritage collections and to facilitate donations the unique collection of the company has been extended The clear objective of Air France is to promote this fabulous heritage throughout movies and exhibitions around the world highlighting this fabulous French richness Air France photographs will be showcased at Manufacture des Tabacs de Morlaix and Air France art de la table at Musée de Limoges you can visit the exhibition “A la rencontre du Petit Prince” at The MAD Paris until December 2022 and discover fabulous treasures Air France-KLM's board had approved 60 firm A220 orders worth $5.5 billion (£4.5 billion) at 2018 list prices and 30 options and 30 purchase rights for the aircraft and now they are al set to receive their first one Air France is continuing to renew its fleet the airline will take delivery of the first of the 60 Airbus A220-300s it has ordered to replace its Airbus A318s and A319s on the short and medium-haul network The first Airbus A220 designed for Air France recently left the Airbus paint shop in Mirabel It sports the new Air France colours and notably features the winged seahorse the airline’s historical symbol embodying its rich history As it is made with lighter composite materials the Airbus A220 uses 20% less fuel than previous generation aircraft It will play a decisive role in achieving Air France's sustainable development objectives including a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions in absolute terms on the domestic network from Paris-Orly and on inter-regional routes by 2024 (1) and a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions per passenger/km by 2030(2) The aircraft will have a capacity of 148 seats and a range of 2,300 nautical miles so will give the airline an incredible amount of flexibility The plane should be able to operate any route that the A318 and A319 could operate Before joining Paris to carry Air France customers the aircraft will undergo a series of ground and in-flight tests it will be used for more than a month to train the airline's flight crews some of whom began the so-called "type rating" process last summer As with every new type of aircraft entering the fleet one made up of pilots and the other of flight attendants These already qualified crew members will then be responsible for training their colleagues within the framework of in-house programmes validated by the authorities eight instructor pilots attended an 8-week theoretical and practical training course at the Airbus training centre in Montreal They are currently training their colleagues – including another 28 instructors who complete the pilot launch team – notably using a Full Flight Simulator (FFS) mounted on jacks and assembled at Air France's flight simulation centre at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Once Air France takes delivery of the first aircraft this simulator training will be supplemented by approximately 20 flights in real conditions with a view to obtaining the A220-300 type rating Close to 700 Air France pilots will eventually be qualified on this aircraft The same core group system is being used for cabin crews with 14 flight attendants trained in Zurich between September and December 2020 They are currently finalizing the training manuals and content that they themselves will be responsible for providing as from September 2021 The core group has selected and trained a group of 37 flight attendants to complete the practical flight training of cabin crews as soon as the A220 enters service Two A220 door models have been installed at the Air France Crew Academy at Paray Vieille-Poste In addition to the pilots and flight attendants the entire company is preparing to welcome the Airbus A220 all operational sectors are getting ready for the arrival of this latest-generation aircraft The Air France Airbus A220 will be able to welcome 148 passengers in a 3-2 cabin configuration Each seat will be equipped with type A and type C USB ports and all passengers will enjoy Wi-Fi access from their personal devices The Air France-KLM Board of Directors have also approved the retirement in principle of the remaining seven A380s from the Air France fleet by 2022 Five of these aircraft are owned by the company the current competitive environment limits the markets in which the A380 can profitably operate the A380 consumes 20-25% more fuel per seat than new generation long-haul aircraft as well as necessary cabin refurbishments to meet customer expectations reduce the economic attractiveness of Air France's A380s even further FL360aero | All right Reserved 2025 Air France had planned to implement the consolidation this summer with the resulting new super-subsidiary to be called HOP the merging process is expected to begin "at the end of first quarter of 2016" with its completion now scheduled for mid-2017 Air France should post an operating income of EUR15 million (USD16.5 million) 'within three years against an operating loss of more than EUR125 million (USD137.6 million) in 2014.' Personnel-wise, HOP! Air France will consolidate Air France's Point-to-Point teams in Paray Vieille Poste, near Paris Orly Roughly 245 jobs will be lost in the process including eighty-five in MRO eighty in Flight Crew and eighty in ground handling Among the units most affected by the merger downsizing is HOP!-Brit Air where up to 100 positions will be culled Air France's fleet will also be reduced by five machines to seventy-seven (eighty-seven including reserves and leases) Get started with a ch-aviation subscription unrestricted access to all of ch-aviation's news and data for 14 days Upgrade to our Data and News Subscriptions Aviation Intelligence for your everyday use We offer a comprehensive aviation industry database utilised by various entities such as operators Orly et Le Bourget : vivre à côté d’un aéroport Votre expérience sur le site radiofrance.fr risque d’être dégradée ©Getty - SI Imaging Services / Imazins Aéroport de Roissy-CDG ©Getty - SI Imaging Services / Imazins Roissy Orly et Le Bourget : vivre à côté d’un aéroport Publié le mardi 9 mai 2023 à 06:09 un rassemblement est organisé par des associations des élus et citoyens pour demander un plafonnement des vols à Roissy À Roissy-en-France ou à Paray-Vieille-Poste les habitants vivent au rythme des avions et des nuisances sonores que leurs passages provoquent citoyens et membres des associations contre les nuisances sonores seront rassemblés devant le ministère de la Transition écologique Ils réclament un plafonnement des vols dans les aéroports de Roissy un peu plus d'un millier d'avions décolle et atterrit dans cet aéroport qui est le huitième le plus fréquenté de la planète Le territoire de l'aéroport de Roissy se répartit sur trois départements franciliens : le Val d'Oise les habitants vivent au rythme des avions et de leur nuisance sonore.. il existe un plafonnement des vols prévus pour l'aéroport d'Orly mais toujours pas pour Roissy Charles de Gaulle Le plafonnement consiste à imposer une limite du nombre de rotation c'est-à-dire des décollages et atterrissages L'une des revendications des associations est notamment la généralisation du plafonnement à l'ensemble des aéroports franciliens Ces associations entendent suivre la voie du gouvernement néerlandais pour l'aéroport d'Amsterdam qui a prévu de plafonner le nombre de décollages et d'atterrissages à 440 000 par an Cela correspond à une réduction considérable alors qu'avant la pandémie l'aéroport enregistrait un peu plus de 500 000 mouvements par an Les associations affirment le caractère nocif pour la santé des nuisances qu'engendre la vie aux alentours d'un aéroport Deux types de nuisances sont catégorisés : les nuisances sonores et les nuisances liées à la pollution de l'air Ces nuisances sont mesurées et rapportées sur des "cartes de bruit" les effets à court terme sont les troubles du sommeil des troubles de l'apprentissage dont les conséquences se poursuivent naturellement sur le long terme on note l'apparition de problèmes cardiovasculaires et une espérance de vie réduite de près de trois ans C'est le cas de communes comme Villeneuve-le-roi ou Ablon-sur-Scène à proximité des pistes de l'aéroport d'Orly Musique d'introduction : Rusted Root - Send Me On My Way Nantes peut-elle redevenir bretonne ? 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