Air France (formally Société Air France SA), is the French official airline and one of the largest airlines of the world. Airfrance has its main office in Tremblay-en-France, (north of Paris). Presently Air France is subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance. As of 2010 Air France serves 32 destinations in France and operates worldwide scheduled passenger and cargo services to 154 destinations in 91 countries (including Overseas departments and territories of France).
The airline's global hub is at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, with Paris Orly Airport, Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, and Nice Côte d'Azur Airport serving as secondary hubs. Air France's corporate headquarters, previously in Montparnasse, Paris, are located on the grounds of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, north of Paris.
Air France Logos
Upon its formation, Air France adopted the seahorse logo of its predecessor Air Orient, known as the hippocampe ailé (sometimes derisively called "la crevette" – or shrimp – by its employees), as its insignia. Prior to the Air France-KLM merger, the hippocampe ailé was used on the nose section of aircraft next to the Groupe Air France title; after the merger, the Air France-KLM logo was substituted at the nose area, and the hippocampe ailé was relocated to engine nacelles. The acronym "AF" has also featured prominently on the airline's flag and its signage. On 7 January 2008, Air France officially changed its logo to a red stripe
Air France Logoes Since 1933
1933 1970 2008
Head office
The head ofice of Air France is 130,000 square metres (1,400,000 sq ft) complex at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, was completed in December 1995. The French firm Groupement d'Etudes et de Méthodes d'Ordonnancement (GEMO) managed the project. The architect was Valode & Pistre and the design consultants were Sechaud-Boyssut and Trouvin. The project cost 137,000,000 euros (less than 700 million francs). The runways of the airport are visible from the building.
The Air France Operations Control Centre (OCC, French: Centre de Contrôle des Opérations, CCO), which coordinates Air France flights worldwide, is situated at the AF head office.
For about 30 years prior to December 1995, Air France's headquarters were located in a tower adjacent to the Gare Montparnasse rail station in the Montparnasse area and the 15th arrondissement of Paris. By 1991 two bids for the purchase of the Square Max Hymans building had been made.
Foreign offices
Air France's United States offices are in the 125 West 55th Street building in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.[43] Air France first signed a lease to occupy the building in 1991. The site also formerly housed the New York City city ticket office for Air France.
Air France-KLM's head office for United Kingdom and Ireland operations, which
includes facilities for Air France and KLM, is located in Plesman House in
Hatton Cross. The facility's inauguration was on 6 July 2006. Air France moved
the office from Hounslow to Hatton.[45]
Crew base
Air France Cité PN, located at Charles de Gaulle Airport, acts as the airline's crew base. The building, developed by Valode & Pistre, opened in February 2006. The first phase consisted of 33,400 square metres (360,000 sq ft) of space and 4,300 parking spaces. The building is connected to the Air France head office.
Vaccination centre
Air France operates the Air France Vaccinations Centre in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.[47][48] The centre distributes vaccines for international travel. Since 2001 the centre was the only French vaccination centre certified International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001.[49] In 2005 the centre moved from the Aérogare des Invalides to its current location.
The Aérogare des Invalides in the 7th arrondissement of Paris houses the Agence Air France Invalides and the Air France Museum.[51][52] Until 2005 the building hosted the Air France Vaccinations Centre.[50] On 28 August 1959 Air France opened a ticket and information agency in the former air terminal in Invalides, targeting transit passengers and customers from offices and companies in the Invalides area.[53]
Subsidiaries and franchises
In partnership with Dutch affiliate Transavia, Air France has launched Transavia.com France, a new low-cost subsidiary based at Orly airport. Operations began in May 2007 with flights to leisure destinations in the Mediterranean region and North Africa. It is operating four "Next Generation" Boeing 737–800 aircraft. Transavia has a 40% stake, with Air France holding the rest. Airlinair, Brit Air, CityJet, CCM Airlines and Régional all operate flights on behalf of Air France, either as subsidiaries or as franchisees.
The subsidiaries of Air France include:
Air France Consulting
Quali-audit
BlueLink
Brit Air
CityJet
Société de construction et de réparation de matériel aéronautique (CRMA)
Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne
Servair
Sodexi
Transavia.com France
Outsourcing
In 2010 Air France migrated from an internally managed Passenger service system (Alpha3) that manages reservation, inventory and pricing to an external system (Altéa) managed by Amadeus. In rail ventures, Air France and Veolia are looking into jointly operating high-speed rail services in Europe. Routes have become available to operators in accordance with European rail liberalisation on 1 January 2010.
Livery
Boeing 777-200ER with Air France's Eurowhite 1970s–2008 livery.
Air France's present livery is a "Eurowhite" scheme, comprising a white fuselage
with the blue Air France title and design. The tail is white with a series of
parallel red and blue lines across the it at an angle, and a small European flag
at the top. This livery has been in use since the late 1970s. Prior to the "Eurowhite"
livery, Air France aircraft had a bare-metal underside, extending up to a blue
cheat-line that ran across the cabin windows. Above the cheat-line the fuselage
was again white, with Air France titles and a French flag. The tail was white
with two thick blue lines, which tapered from the rear of the tail and met at
point towards the front bottom. This basic livery, with minor variations, would
appear on all post-war Air France aircraft until the late 1970s.
In 2008, to coincide with Air France's new logo, a new livery was unveiled.[58] The 2008 livery saw the tail slightly changed; there are now 3 blue bars running down instead of 4 previously. The bars also now curve at the bottom, reflecting the design of the logo.
Marketing
The new official song played before and after Air France flights (during boarding and after landing) is 'The World Can Be Yours' by Telepopmusik. Air France has used different popular music groups for its marketing and on-board ambience, ranging from The Chemical Brothers in 1999 to Telepopmusik in 2010.
Uniforms
Air France uniforms denote the ranks for the flight attendants. Two silver sleeve stripes denote a Chief Purser. One silver sleeve stripe denote a Purser. Flight attendants do not have any sleeve stripes. The female cabin crew uniforms feature the stripes on the breast pocket rather than the sleeve for their male counterparts. Air France's current uniforms were created by French fashion designer Christian Lacroix.
Information & Reservations
Air France Information and reservations
Tel: 0180 5 830 830 (0,14 € / Min from landline, mobile rates max 0,42 € / min)
Mon-Fri: 08.00 to 20.00 clock, Sat: 09.00 to 17.30 clock
Group Reservations
Air France Group reservations (ten or more passengers traveling together):
Fax: 0180 5 224 621 (0,14 € / Min from landline, mobile rates max 0,42 € / min)
Opening times Mon-Fri: 9 - 17 clock
Hotels / Flight + Hotel
Online booking of hotels or flight + hotel combination booking
Phone 0180 5 690 557 (0,14 € / Min from landline, mobile rates max 0,42 € / min)
Mon-Fri: 08.00 to 20.00 clock, weekends and public holidays: 10.00 to 18.00
clock
Belgien
070 300 022 (Französisch)
070 300 023 (Niederländisch) mail.saphir.be (at) airfrance.fr
Dänemark
82 33 28 58
mail.saphir.no (at) airfrance.fr
Deutschland
0180 505 4911
mail.saphir.de (at) airfrance.fr
Finnland
0200 847 30
mail.saphir.no (at) airfrance.fr
Frankreich und französische Überseedepartements
tel : 0 820 01 24 24 Fax : 04 93 18 53 50 E-mail : mail.saphir (at) airfrance.fr
Großbritannien
0871 226 6737
mail.saphir.en (at) airfrance.fr
India
(0)124 2723151 oder Service 130: 1800 180 00 66
mail.saphir.in (at) airfrance.fr
Irland
01 605 0389
mail.saphir.en (at) airfrance.fr
Italien
848 800 722
mail.saphir.it (at) airfrance.fr
Kanada
888-572-7447 / 888-5SAPHIR
mail.meda (at) airfrance.fr
Luxembourg
27 30 20 15
mail.saphir.lu (at) airfrance.fr
Niederlande
020 654 5620
mail.saphir.nl (at) airfrance.fr
Norwegen
23 50 03 02
mail.saphir.no (at) airfrance.fr
Österreich
01 36027 72681
mail.saphir.de (at) airfrance.fr
Portugal
707 200 913
mail.saphir.ib (at) airfrance.fr
Schweden
08 519 923 92
mail.saphir.no (at) airfrance.fr
Spanien
901 901 100
mail.saphir.ib (at) airfrance.fr
USA
800 210-6508
mailservicedeskus (at) airfrance.fr
Schweiz
022 827 8775 (Französisch)
Reisebüros : bitte kontaktieren Sie das Air France Help Desk
mail.saphir.fr (at) airfrance.fr
044 439 18 16 (Deutsch)
Reisebüros : bitte kontaktieren Sie das Air France Help Desk
mail.saphir.de (at) airfrance.fr
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