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.
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tokyo April 13, 2009
The Paris Air Salon 2009 will be held from 15-21 June at Le Bourget airport. This year marks 100 years of technological innovation in aeronautics and space.
The website for this year’s event is www.paris-air-show.com with regularly updated details.
For the general public, the show is open with flying displays over the weekend of 19, 20 and 21 June. Get your tickets here.
Expect to see a full complement of the latest Boeing and Airbus products, as well as many military aircraft.
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.
