. More comfort with three new cabins
. A latest-generation aircraft which is more environmentally-friendly

On its flights to Mauritius, Air France is continuing to invest in its reference products which combine quality and comfort, and on 8 May introduced the Boeing 777-300 ER with a capacity of 468 seats divided between three cabin classes: 14 seats in Business class, 32 seats in Premium Voyageur and 422 in Voyageur (Economy).

A choice between three cabin classes

1. The Business class cabin is equipped with a «full sleep» seat, which is longer and wider. It had been completely redesigned to provide more comfort and is one of the most spacious and most comfortable seat beds on the market (over 2 m long and 61 cm wide).

2. Located between the Business class and Voyageur cabins, the Premium Voyageur cabin provides the comfort of a private space thanks to its fixed-shell seat which offers 40% additional space compared with the seat in the Voyageur (economy) cabin.

The cabin has been designed to provide maximum comfort, with an adjustable footrest, headrest and a 19-inch seat (48 centimetres) as well as numerous practical functions such as an electric socket, a wide table tray, an individual reading light and noise-reducing headphones.

3. In the Voyageur cabin, passengers have latest-generation seats with an adjustable footrest and headrest as well as an individual screen.

A wide choice of in-flight entertainment in all cabins Each seat is equipped with its own individual in-flight entertainment system, enabling passengers to choose when they want to watch, stop or pause a programme.

Every month, Air France adds new features to its entertainment programme, which has movies, TV series, French and international news channels, games and even foreign language lessons. In total, there are up to 600 hours of programmes on offer: between 85 and 100 films and a juke box of 200 to 300 CDs depending on the system, 25 radio stations and around twenty interactive games.

The Boeing B777-300ER, a latest-generation aircraft which is more environmentally-friendly

The Boeing 777-300ER offers a high level of comfort and is extremely efficient in terms of fuel consumption, limiting the environmental impact of each flight.

• Greater autonomy: Air France’s Boeing 777 has a non-stop operating range of 14,000 kilometres.
• A greater payload: with its powerful GE 90-115B engines, the Boeing 777-300ER can carry greater amounts of cargo, even over long distances. The Boeing 777-300ER can carry 23 tons of cargo. The maximum payload of Air France’s 777-300ER is approximately 57 tons (passengers and cargo) and 40 tons for the 777–200ER.
• An exceptional environmental performance: equipped with the most advanced technology and latest-generation engines, the Boeing 777-300ER presents the best energy and environmental performance in its category. It consumes 20% less fuel than the Boeing 747, resulting in the same reduction in CO2 emissions, with an average consumption of 3.1 litres per passenger per 100 km.

Its GE90-115B second-generation engines are also compatible with the strictest regulatory standards in terms of noise.

Up to 14 weekly flights
Air France operates up to 14 weekly flights to Mauritius together with Air Mauritius. Air France operates up to 4 weekly flights by Boeing 777-300ER with three cabin classes and Air Mauritius operates up to 11 weekly flights by Airbus A340-300 with two cabin classes.

Air France 9 May 2012

FINANCIAL YEAR 2012
QUARTER JANUARY-MARCH 2012
 A tough quarter, but in line with our expectations
 Satisfactory passenger traffic, ongoing weakness in cargo
 5.6% increase in passenger unit revenue, but still insufficient to offset rise in fuel bill
 Implementation of the first phase of ‘Transform 2015’, and negotiations underway for second phase

OUTLOOK
 Full year 2012 objectives maintained: reduction in unit cost on a constant fuel price and currency basis, net debt of a maximum level of 6.5 billion euros.

details: http://corporate.airfrance.com/fileadmi ... Q12012.pdf

Air France-KLM, May 4, 2012

Air France is increasing its offer between Europe and China by inaugurating a new scheduled service between its hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Wuhan on 11 April.

This new service, with three weekly frequencies, is operated by Boeing 777-200ER equipped with 309 seats: 35 in the Business class cabin, 24 in Premium Voyageur and 250 in Voyageur/Economy.

Comfort and service at the heart of the Air France product
All aircraft serving Wuhan are equipped with the full sleep Business class seat, which is longer, wider and more spacious. This new seat has drawn positive reviews from over 90% of Air France customers who appreciate the quality of sleep provided during the trip, its horizontal position and additional legroom.

On board, Chinese customers’ expectations are at the heart of Air France’s product. Crews are trained in Chinese culture and there are Chinese interpreters on board flights. Air France offers meals designed by Chinese chefs and also offers a wide selection of Chinese films or subtitled in Chinese.

Wuhan, a destination in full economic boom
With a population of 9 million, Wuhan is an important commercial, financial and industrial centre, especially for the automobile and scientific industry. The central position of Wuhan offers strong economic dynamism. Many international companies are located there including more than 80 French companies. Wuhan has the third largest number of universities in China, with 1.2 million students.

Air France-KLM, European air transport leader between China and Europe
Air France and KLM operate 92 weekly flights linking their hubs at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol to 9 destinations in Greater China: Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Wuhan and Xiamen. With its partners China Southern and China Eastern, Air France-KLM offers up to 135 frequencies to China.

In 2011, Air France was nominated “Best European airline” by the Gold List Award of China Tourism.

“Air France was the first European airline to serve mainland China 45 years ago. By operating the first non-stop flights between Wuhan and Europe, the Company intends to strengthen its position as European air transport leader on these routes and contribute to the economic development of this region.”, stated Alexandre de Juniac, Chairman and CEO of Air France.

In 2012, Air France and KLM intend to carry 2 million customers on their routes to nine cities in Greater China (Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Wuhan and Xiamen).

A new corporate website specially designed for Chinese customers
To mark the inauguration of this new service to Wuhan, Air France has launched a new corporate website specially designed for its Chinese customers.

Available in simplified and traditional Chinese, this site provides information about Air France in Greater China and worldwide (news, strategy, network map, art of travel, etc.).

Log on to http://corporate.airfrance.cn and http://corporate.airfrance.cn/cnt for more information.

Air France, Thursday 12 April 2012

Air France takes delivery of its 60th passenger Boeing 777 for its routes to the French Overseas Departments

Air France today took delivery of its 60th passenger Boeing 777, to be used on its Caribbean-Indian Ocean network. The aircraft, registration F-GZNL, left Seattle and landed this morning at 09:00am at Paris-Charles de Gaulle.

With this new 468-seater aircraft, Air France is continuing to invest in its reference products combining quality and comfort for its routes to the French Overseas Departments.

This new Boeing 777-300ER is equipped with 14 "full sleep" Business class seats, which are longer and wider. The architecture, completely redesigned to provide more comfort, makes it one of the most spacious and most comfortable seat beds on the market. The new Business class seats will equip all the Boeing 777 operating routes to Fort de France, Pointe à Pitre and Saint-Denis de la Réunion as from July 2012.

The Alizé cabin, with 32 seats, offers all the comforts of a private space, thanks to its new fixed-shell seat offering 40% more space than in the Voyageur (economy) cabin. Already available on the Airbus A340 to Cayenne, these new seats will now equip the Boeing 777-300ER between Paris and Fort de France, Pointe à Pitre and Reunion Island.

This Boeing 777-300ER also has 422 seats in the Voyageur (Economy) cabin, offering a high level of comfort.

This aircraft is extremely efficient in terms of fuel consumption, thus limiting the environmental impact of each flight. Committed to sustainable development, Air France operates a young fleet, generating less CO2 and which is more environmentally friendly.

In April and May 2012, Air France will be receiving two more Boeing 777-300ER.

“On its flights to and from the French Overseas Departments, Air France aims to offer the best in terms of frequencies, innovation, comfort and services. This process of continuous improvement will be enhanced in a few days’ time by these new 777 aircraft” declared Alain Malka, EVP Caribbean-Indian Ocean at Air France.

Air France in the French Overseas Departments

With 1.6 million passengers in 2011, Air France operates close to 80 long-haul and regional flights every week in the French Overseas Departments.

Air France, Wednesday 4 April 2012

On Sunday 1st April, Air France will be launching 14 new destinations in Europe and the Mediterranean on departure from Toulouse as part of its commercial offensive in the French regions.

In total, there will be more than 430 weekly flights to 28 destinations on offer to and from Toulouse, representing increased capacity of 20%.

In the long-term, thanks to this increase in capacity in Toulouse, Air France expects an additional 630,000 passengers per year.

14 new destinations in Europe and the Mediterranean

Air France is launching 10 new non-stop routes to Europe on departure from Toulouse: Athens, Berlin, Hamburg, Malaga, Malta, Naples, Prague, Seville, Venice and Vienna. In the Mediterranean, Air France will be launching non-stop flights to Casablanca, Istanbul, Marrakech and Tunis. These routes are in addition to the destinations already on offer on departure from Toulouse to Amsterdam, Milan and Rome.

In Metropolitan France, the reorganization of the network will enable Air France to increase seat capacity to all the main French cities as well as to Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly.

By organizing its network in a different way, by optimizing the use of its aircraft and by improving staff productivity, Air France is significantly reducing costs, whilst preserving all the products and services which are its hallmark on the market. In the long-term, 350 voluntary flight deck and cabin crew will be based in Toulouse.

On all its flights, passengers will benefit from free Air France services that they have come to appreciate, such as free checked baggage, a choice of newspapers at the boarding gate, a free snack and a choice of seat.

A commercial offensive with very attractive fares

With the launch of its first flights on departure from Toulouse on 1 April and from Nice on 3 April, Air France is rounding off its commercial offensive in the French regions that it has been developing since October 2011 on departure from Marseille. 500,000 passengers have already enjoyed these new services offering very attractive fares.

From its three regional bases in Marseille, Toulouse and Nice, Air France will be operating over 1,300 weekly flights this summer to France, Europe and the Mediterranean. With these bases, Air France’s aim is to carry 2 million additional passengers per year.

“We decided to set up the regional bases in Marseille, Nice and Toulouse to meet the needs of our customers and offer them Air France services at very attractive fares on departure from their regions. 2,200 Air France staff in Toulouse are committed to providing our customers with the best possible services and to make a success of this commercial offensive” declared Alexandre de Juniac, Chairman and CEO of Air France.

New Air France services at Toulouse-Blagnac

In line with this development and to continue to offer its customers optimum service, the check-in of Air France flights are transferred to Hall C at Toulouse-Blagnac airport.

Here customers will benefit from a new ticket office as well as a self-service sales area, new self-service kiosks enabling customers to check in and print their baggage tags, a new area for unaccompanied minors and the introduction of SkyPriority access from check-in for Premium passengers.

Air France, Thursday 29 March 2012