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Google Cloud partners with Air France-KLM to enhance operations with AI

Google Cloud said in a statement that the Franco-Dutch airline group's 551 operating aircraft, 93 million passengers carried in 2023, and its commercial and cargo flights generated large amounts

TCS bags multi-year deal from Air France-KLM for transition to advanced AI

India's largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has bagged a multi-year deal to assist Air France-KLM in transitioning to an advanced, AI-ready, and cloud-native data landscape, according to a release. The deal will help Air France-KLM - a Europe-based global aviation leader in passenger transport, cargo transport and aeronautical maintenance - "become the most data-centric airline group in the world", the release added. It will facilitate Air France-KLM's transition to an advanced, AI-ready, and cloud-native data landscape. "Over the next three years, TCS will modernise the airline group's data by moving it to cloud, promoting the next generation of data-driven aviation," it said without disclosing the financial details of the contract. This shift will help Air France-KLM exit data centres and harness the strength of the cloud, supporting the sustainable and adaptive aviation industry. The new data architecture will enable the use of data to enhance operations

Air France-KLM carrier appoints Stefan Gumuseli as GM for India-ME markets

European air carrier Air France-KLM on Thursday said it has appointed Stefan Gumuseli as the new General Manager for the India-Middle East markets from August 1. Gumuseli will oversee the passenger business for India and the Middle East, which includes a range of diverse and multicultural countries such as India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Egypt as well as additional offline countries, Air France-KLM said in a statement. He will be based at the regional office in Dubai, it said, adding that Claude Sarre will continue to lead India and the Sub-continent as Country Manager based in New Delhi, ensuring continuity and focused leadership in this key market. Gumuseli will be responsible for further strengthening the overall presence of Air France-KLM in the region, focusing on enhancing customer proximity, upholding the commitment towards sustainability, it said. "For the Air France-KLM Group, this (India-Middle East) region is a strategic market with innumerable opportunities and .

Paris Olympics likely to impact Air France KLM ticket sales this summer

France will host the Olympic Games from July 26 to Aug. 11, which has caused some people to rethink their travel plans, the company said in a statement

Air France, KLM, Brussels Airlines among carriers in EU greenwashing probe

It is unclear which other airlines are being investigated

India-France partnership can help build prosperity: Joint statement

Prime Minister Modi and President Macron reaffirmed their shared vision for bilateral cooperation and international partnership, outlined in Horizon 2047 and other documents from the July 2023 Summit

French aerospace giant Thales plans to set up avionics MRO in Delhi

As New Delhi and Paris looked to expand strategic partnership, French defence major Thales on Friday said it is bringing its "trusted" high-tech capabilities to India and plans to set up an avionics MRO in Delhi to provide world class services to its airline customers. Vice President and Country Director of Thales India Ashish Saraf said the company is fully committed and mobilised to support the modernisation and indigenisation efforts that are underway in the Indian aerospace and defence sector. In their talks in Jaipur on Thursday night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron resolved to further shore up bilateral strategic cooperation, especially in areas of defence, security, trade and clean energy. Macron was the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations at the Kartavya Path on Friday. Saraf described the decision to set up the avionics MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) in Delhi as a "key initiative" and asserted that Thales would fully .

Indian passengers stranded at Paris airport after Air France cancels flight

Air France has said its flight from Paris to Toronto was cancelled due to a technical problem and unavailability of a new aircraft, amid many passengers, including those who travelled from India to take the connecting flight, getting stranded at Paris airport. In a tweet, Air France said it sincerely regrets the inconvenience caused by this situation and is doing its utmost to get customers to their final destination as quickly as possible. The airline's response was to a series of tweets by a Twitter user highlighting the issues being faced by the stranded Indian passengers at Paris airport. "We confirm that flight AF356 on June 24, 2023, from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Toronto had to be cancelled due to a technical problem and the unavailability of a new aircraft. "Some customers without Schengen visas and therefore not allowed to leave the terminal building were taken care of and assisted by Air France teams, and accommodated in a dedicated area of the airport. Air France sincer

Air India may bid for AIESL with Lufthansa Technik, Air France-KLM

AIESL is the maintenance repair and operations company, owned by Centre, which caters largely to Air India's fleet

Air France and KLM join 40 other global airlines on Verteil's NDC Platform

Verteil customers will have access to shopping, booking, fully automated services, and private/ negotiated fares, among other features and services offered by the airlines

Airbus, Air France face verdict over manslaughter in 2009 Rio-Paris crash

A French court is ruling Monday on whether Airbus and Air France are guilty of manslaughter over the 2009 crash of Flight 447 en route from Rio to Paris, which killed 228 people and led to lasting changes in aircraft safety measures. Acquittal is likely, in what would be a devastating defeat for victims' families who fought for 13 years to see the case reach court. The two-month trial left families wracked with anger and disappointment. Unusually, even state prosecutors argued for acquittal, saying that the proceedings didn't produce enough proof of criminal wrongdoing by the companies. Prosecutors laid the responsibility primarily with the pilots, who died in the crash. Airbus lawyers also blamed pilot error, and Air France said the full reasons for the crash will never be known. Airbus and Air France face potential fines of up to 225,000 euros (USD 219,000) each if convicted. While that is just a fraction of their annual revenues, a conviction for the aviation heavyweights could

Two Air France pilots suspended after fighting in cockpit: Offical

Fisticuffs in the cockpit, leaving a leaky engine running while cruising over Africa -- Air France pilots are under scrutiny after recent incidents that have prompted French investigators to call for tougher safety protocols. Two Air France pilots were suspended after physically fighting in the cockpit on a Geneva-Paris flight in June, an Air France official said Sunday. The flight continued and landed safely, and the dispute didn't affect the rest of the flight, the official said, stressing the airline's commitment to safety. Switzerland's La Tribune reported that the pilot and co-pilot had a dispute shortly after takeoff, and grabbed each other by their collars after one apparently hit the other. Cabin crew intervened and one crew member spent the flight in the cockpit with the pilots, the report said. News of the fight emerged after France's air investigation agency, BEA, issued a report Wednesday saying that some Air France pilots lack rigor in respecting procedures during safet

Air France-KLM and IndiGo to start codeshare agreement in 2022

With this new partnership, Air France and KLM will offer their customers access to 25 new Indian destinations

Air France-KLM hopes India will allow it to increase flights to meet demand

Air France-KLM's current Indian services are limited under air bubble restrictions but airline is hopeful that Indian government will allow it to increase its flights to meet the rising demand

KLM hopes India will allow it to increase flights to meet rising demand

Since July 2020, India has allowed limited special international flights with passenger restrictions under air bubbles formed with approximately 28 countries, including France and The Netherlands.

European Union approves $4.7 billion in state aid to carrier Air France

The European Union has approved USD 4.7 billion in government aid for national carrier Air France as it struggles through the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

France, European Union close to a deal on Air France bailout: Minister

France and the European Union are close to a deal on a bailout for Air France, which like other carriers has been hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday,

Air France-KLM expects bailout in weeks as cash burn mounts in Covid

Talks are ongoing between the carrier's biggest shareholders, the French and Dutch governments, and the European Commission about a rescue package

Covid-19 pandemic: Air France's survival is 'guaranteed,' says govt

France will "do what is necessary to guarantee the survival of Air France," Le Maire said Monday on France 2 television. "We've already done a lot, and we will continue."

Mumbai Airport runs 21 flights to US, Germany, France under bubble pacts

Under the pacts, airlines such as Air India, Air France, and Lufthansa are operating on these routes, MIAL said