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# Air France

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April 2023
# Aviation disaster
French court acquits Air France and Airbus over 2009 Rio-Paris crash
The deadly crash killed 228 people.
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Apr 17th 2023, 3:02 PM
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# air france trial
Airbus and Air France manslaughter trial underway over 2009 Rio-Paris crash
The worst plane crash in Air France history killed 228 people of 33 nationalities, including three Irish women.
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Oct 11th 2022, 8:24 AM
All time
# EU state aid
Ryanair loses legal bid to block government bailouts of rival European airlines
Ryanair says it will appeal the decision to the highest EU court.
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Feb 17th 2021, 10:56 AM
# Turbulent Times
Ryanair expects passenger numbers to fall by nearly 50% this year
The low-cost airline is preparing to lose €200 million in the first quarter as a result of Covid-19.
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May 18th 2020, 11:00 AM
# Charles de Gaulle
'Child stowaway' found dead in plane's undercarriage at Paris airport
Sources close to the investigation told AFP the boy was about 10 years of age.
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Jan 8th 2020, 8:00 PM
# Security Alert
Air France flight diverts to Shannon after 'suspicious' phone found on board
The crew opted to divert to Shannon when no one came forward to claim the phone.
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Oct 20th 2019, 7:06 PM
# Disruption
Irish flights cancelled as French air traffic controllers strike over pay
Severe weather in the east of the US is also causing disruption for Irish passengers this morning.
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Mar 22nd 2018, 9:28 AM
# Air France
Travelling to France this week? A strike is causing disruption
Air France cabin crew are on strike until Tuesday.
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Jul 31st 2016, 4:00 PM
# Not happening
Female Air France crew can opt out of Iran flights to avoid having to wear headscarf
Air France management claims the request is standard for most airlines when flying to Iran.
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Apr 4th 2016, 9:40 PM
# Air France
Small child found hidden in plane passenger's carry-on luggage
The woman placed the child at her feet under a blanket – but the girl was discovered when she needed to go to the toilet.
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Mar 9th 2016, 4:34 PM
# Questioning
Retired policeman held after fake bomb found on Air France plane
The plane carrying 459 passengers was flying to Paris yesterday when it had to divert to Kenya over the bomb scare.
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Dec 21st 2015, 12:25 PM
# Terror Alert
'Fake bomb' causes Paris-bound Air France jet to make emergency landing
The flight from Mauritius was forced to land in Kenya.
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Dec 20th 2015, 7:42 PM
# montreal
Air France flight diverted over bomb threat
The threat turned out to be a hoax.
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Dec 8th 2015, 5:08 PM
# anonymous threats
Two Air France flights to Paris diverted after 'bomb scare'
The flights were en route from Los Angeles and Washington.
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Nov 18th 2015, 7:28 AM
# danger danger
One airline scraps flights over Middle East after Russian missile strike warning
The European safety watchdog issued a notice about the conflict in Syria.
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Oct 14th 2015, 5:26 PM
# New York
Plane escorted by jets after 'anonymous chemical weapon threat'
The flight landed at JFK without incident.
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May 25th 2015, 5:56 PM
# Merde
Two turbulent weeks cost Europe's second-biggest airline a whopping €425 million
Air France-KLM was hammered by last year’s pilot strike.
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Feb 19th 2015, 9:30 AM
# nice for them
EasyJet is getting more money out of every passenger it flies (on average)
The UK carrier is expecting record profits, but it’s still behind Ryanair as Europe’s busiest airline.
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Oct 3rd 2014, 8:43 AM
# Gold
Gold bars worth €1.6 million vanish from Air France plane
It is thought that the thieves had the help of “airport accomplices”.
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Sep 24th 2013, 9:51 PM
# Air France
Air France passengers asked to chip in for fuel
Passengers rounded up around €17,000 but the airline found another way to pay for the fuel on the emergency stopover in Damascus.
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Aug 17th 2012, 9:45 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Jul 5th 2012, 4:49 PM
# Air France
Flight AF447: 'Crew in a state of near-total loss of control'
The final stage of the official report into the crash has been published today. Three Irish doctors died when the plane crashed into the sea en route from Rio to Paris.
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Jul 5th 2012, 3:27 PM
# Flight af447
Final report into doomed Air France flight expected today
The plane crashed into the sea while travelling from Rio to Paris in 2009. Three young Irish doctors were killed, along with 225 other passengers and crew.
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Jul 5th 2012, 8:16 AM
# France
French airline workers to strike for four days
Air France says it is not sure yet how much disruption the strike will cause when it starts on Monday.
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Feb 4th 2012, 12:10 PM
# Pissoir
Gérard Depardieu relieves himself on flight headed for Dublin
The French actor was refused use of the toilet on board so took matters in to his own hands…
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Aug 17th 2011, 12:02 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Friday
In the Friday Fix: Report into Air France crash released, heartbreaking scenes as Dublin autism school shuts, Trinity College chief is an Anchorman fan… and has Microsoft ‘leaked’ an anti-Google video?
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Jul 29th 2011, 8:04 PM
# Air France
Air France pilots 'were in a situation they didn't understand'
All 288 passengers on board, including three Irish women, were killed when the Airbus 330 from Rio to Paris crashed into the Atlantic. A new report has found that the crew were not properly trained.
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Jul 29th 2011, 6:20 PM
# Air France
Fatal 2009 Air France crash report due this week
Three young Irish women were among the 228 people who died when the Rio de Janeiro to Paris flight crashed into the Atlantic.
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Jul 26th 2011, 12:41 PM
# Air Disaster
75 more bodies found in wreckage of Air France plane
A victims’ association says another 75 bodies have been found in the Atlantic, almost two years after the Airbus disaster.
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May 31st 2011, 11:40 AM
# Flight 447
Data shows Air France flight 447 fell 38,000 feet before crashing
Plane fell faster than 11,000 feet a minute as it plunged towards the water in crash which killed all 228 people on board, including three young Irish women.
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May 27th 2011, 3:52 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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May 23rd 2011, 4:55 PM
# Air Disaster
Air France pilot 'wasn't in cockpit' when disaster struck
A report says pilot Marc Dubois was not in the cockpit when the accident on the Airbus A330 when a ‘deep stall’ kicked in.
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May 23rd 2011, 12:14 PM
# Flight 447
Data retrieved from Air France Flight 447 records two years after crash
Three Irish women were among those who perished when the place crashed into the sea. Investigators have been working since the 2009 crash to determine the cause of the crash.
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May 16th 2011, 12:35 PM
# Air France
Voice recorder of crashed Air France Flight 447 found
Three Irish women were among the 216 passengers and 12 crew members who died when the flight crashed off the coast of Brazil en route to Paris in 2009.
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May 3rd 2011, 11:45 AM
# Flight Recorder
Deep sea search locates flight data recorder from 2009 Air France crash
Three young Irish women were among the 228 people who perished in the crash.
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May 1st 2011, 7:31 PM
# Air France
Air France crash investigators uncover part of flight recorder but crucial data missing
Investigators fear that without recovering the “black box” flight recorder the mystery of the plane’s last moments will never be solved. The crash over the Atlantic two years ago killed all 228 people on board.
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Apr 28th 2011, 10:33 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: The HSE offers its sympathy to the family of a woman who died shortly after giving birth to a healthy daughter; tornadoes and storms ravage the US; the super-injunction celebrities named.
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Apr 28th 2011, 8:13 AM
LIVE
Video: Planes collide on ground at JFK Airport
Investigation underway after a jumbo jet clipped a smaller aircraft while taxiiing on the runway at JFK Airport in New York.
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Apr 12th 2011, 3:35 PM
# Air France
Mother awaits news of Irish victim in Air France crash
Irish officials in Paris are in contact with the airline in the hope of recovering the bodies of the two Irish victims who were never found.
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Apr 5th 2011, 1:24 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: Investigation underway after some gardaí allegedly joked about ‘raping’ and ‘deporting’ Corrib protesters; fears of a serial killer on the loose in New York and why Ireland’s not the only country worried about banking stress tests.
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Apr 5th 2011, 8:16 AM
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