Air France A380 Routes

September 22, 2009

The next new airline to operate the Airbus A380 after Singapore, Emirates and Qantas is Air France, who will start flights on 23 November with their first aircraft, F-HPJA. Another two will follow by Spring 2010.

The airline has announced the routes the aircraft will operate as:
Dubai (1 February 2010)
Johannesburg (early 2010)
New York JFK (23 November 2009)
Tokyo Narita (spring 2010)

All will operate from Paris CDG airport. Interestingly, the route to Dubai will start 15 days before Emirates start using A380s on their Dubai - Paris route.

The aircraft will visit Paris Orly on 11 November to test the airport as a diversion field from CDG.

Paris Photography Permits

May 9, 2008

There has been some discussion on the Civil Spotters group about the best e-mail address to use if you want to obtain a photography permit for visiting Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. The best address to use is Le Commandant Xavier Huby at:

xavier.huby@seine-saint-denis.pref.gouv.fr

The amount of time it takes to receive passes seems to vary, but it’s generally accepted that once you have a pass it does not expire.