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Four airlines have signed an alliance: Korean Air, Aeromexico have joined Air France and Delta Airlines in the Skyteam alliance. With 6,400 daily flights and 174 million passengers per year, the group becomes the third largest in the world, on par with the KLM and Northwest alliance. The president of Air France, Jean Cyril SPINETTA, explains that this multiplies destinations and facilitates connections for travelers. Since 1997, the number of airline mergers has increased in order to reduce costs. Alain CROUZAT, analyst at Richelieu Finances, details the economic benefits that this alliance will generate for airlines.

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Air France has just taken control of the majority of French air transport. By acquiring 55% of the private company UTA, it recovers lines to Asia and Africa. Already a leader on scheduled international routes, it takes the advantage over domestic air traffic by recovering the shares of Air Inter formerly held by UTA, which add to the 37% it already owned. Regarding the economic sector of charters, the airline Aeromaritime, subsidiary of UTA returns to the fold of Air France. These purchases amount to CHF 4 billion. The government is pleased to see the birth of such a national company in a very competitive market.

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Christian BLANC, the CEO of the Air France group, confirmed before the works councils the disappearance of Air Inter and its merger with Air France. In 1997, the single airline will have two distinct divisions: domestic and European flights on one side and long-haul flights on the other. The CEO tried to reassure the employees by specifying that the pilots of Air France Europe (formerly Air Inter) will have to make wage efforts, but that for the others, there will be no changes. The working conditions and salaries will be those in force at Air France. Airline pilots will lose about 15% of their salary. Air France Europe employees are very attached to their corporate agreements, as Pierre Yves TRANO, CFDT of Air France Europe, points out. Nadine LIANES, CGTde Air France Europe delegate, summarizes the concern of Air France Europe staff: "we have never seen a merger result in an increase in staff or an increase in social conditions".

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Air France fusionne avec UTA. Bernard Attali, le président de Air France a fait savoir que tous les avions de UTA voleront dorénavant sous le pavillon de Air France. En 1990, Air France, UTA et Air Inter avaient été regroupées pour faire face à la concurrence. Face à une conjecture économique encore plus défavorable, la fusion a été décidée et sera accompagnée par 3 000 suppressions d'emploi. Le secrétaire adjoint FO de Air France, Gérard Maigues, espère que les engagements de Bernard Attali, qui prévoient des départs volontaires et des reconversions seront honorés. Le plan social doit être étudié par tous les partenaires sociaux.

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Some Airbus are manufactured in Hamburg, Germany. Air France has ordered 15 new A318 manufactured in Hamburg and is expected to receive 5 by the end of the year. The first one was delivered yesterday afternoon. The A 318 is the smallest of the Airbus. It’s kind of a shorter A320. A318, A319, A320 and A321 are 4 different aircraft, but for the captain and the co-pilot, it is the same machine: they are operated in the same way. That’s the huge benefit of this whole family of planes. All 4 models have the same engine, which reduces maintenance. The fuel consumption of kerosene is optimized to the maximum since the company can adapt exactly the size of the aircraft used to the number of potential passengers. Between the A318 with 123 seats and the A321 with 206 passengers, Air France now has a simple, homogeneous and economical fleet Interview with Pierre VELLAY: 'We now have a very optimised fleet and many companies envy us because our rationalization plan is almost academic. The A318 is a small aircraft but it is a huge asset for Air France in the current economic context.

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On the occasion of its inaugural flight, portrait of the Airbus A320. [various plans] on land rolling, decollage, profile in flight (company Air France), under construction in hangar, diff details: rear flap, reactor, cockpit interior, control screen, digital flight controls, mini-broom handle, rear flaps.

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Baptism of the first Caravelle at Orly by Mme de GAULLE in the presence of Mr. BURON, Minister of Transport. The first Caravelle bears the name of Lorraine and the next aviosn will bear the names of the provinces of France.

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At Orly, after each flight, the planes are checked in a workshop by tecnicians and engineers before a new departure. . Example of the control of Air France’s "Super Constellation".

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At Orly, Air France organized a flight in the Caravelle that leaves Paris and stops successively at Barcelonne, Frankfurt, London and returns to Paris. Sixty journalists and personalities such as Alain DELON, and the Chounga petite danseuse gitane de Barcelonne and other guests such as the singer Aurelio FIERO and in Frankfurt Gert FROEBE are also invited to participate in this flight.

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After the Europe of the past, the Europe of the future with the delivery today of the first Air France A380 which will accommodate 538 passengers. Visit the aircraft and especially the interior of the A380 with the nine luxury seats of the first class. Interview with Captain Benoit LAURENT who points out that this plane is very pleasant to fly and a hostess. Visit to Eco and Business Class. Interview with Carole PEYTAVIN, Head of Marketing and Pierre-Henri GOURGEON, Managing Director of Air France. Julien BEAUMONT, on site, recalls the strategy of the company which sees in the A380 a new aircraft which would be the anti-crisis weapon of Air France.

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A young flight attendant from Air France talks about her job and the qualities needed to get there.