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Updated – Air France files complaint against Ryanair

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According to an article published today in the French newspaper Le Figaro, Air France is file a complaint against Ryanair at the European Commission for receiving hundreds of millions of euros in illegal subsidies.

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First Technical Issue for A380

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Not long after the world’s biggest airplane, the A380, was set to take off, Air France’s Superjumbo was forced to return to New York’s JFK airport 90 minutes after it took off because of technical difficulties.

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KLM flied first bio-fuel powered plane

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Today is a historic day for aviation and for the environment. On November 23rd, 2009, KLM had the first biofuel test flight in the history of aviation. The Boeing 747 will be running on a fuel mixture made up of 50% sustainable bio-fuel and 50% traditional kerosene and only a selected group of passengers will [...]

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Air France to charge for second check-in bag

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Air France/KLM has decided to introduce a fee for checking in a second bag on all passengers on Economy Class on flights between Europe and the United States. Passengers will have to pay US$50 for flights leaving from the United States and EUR50 for flights departing from Europe.

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The A380 superjombo to take off in November

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Air France’s A380 plane, world’s largest plane, is scheduled take off on November 23rd from Paris. Destination: New York. The tickets for the inaugural flight will be sold by an Internet auction that will take place in October. More than 380 seats are available.

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Japan Airlines requesting bail-out

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Strongly hit by the economical recession, Japan Airlines (JAL) asked the government for a bail-out to help them survive. The company’s president, Haruka Nishimatsu, also proposed a drastic restructuring of its operations after meeting with Japan’s minister of transportation. Reorganization already started as Japan Airlines cut 6,800 jobs.

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