Episode 1: How Air France Shortened Time
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Traveling with Air France before the war meant taking your time. To get to Hanoi you had to plan a week with many stops. The arrival of airplanes with pressurized cabins changed the situation in the 1950s. The flight from Paris to New York then lasted less than 17 hours. Starting in 1960, Air France will have Boeing airplanes capable of crossing the Atlantic in 8 hours. The duration has been halved again since 1977 for Concorde passengers.
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Episode 3: The Adventure of Concorde
Published on 09/10/2023 Duration: 9:15
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Without a doubt, Concorde propelled Air France among the star companies of the late 20th century. And although the operation of this plane was never really profitable, it helped make the French dream. But what was the 3.5 hour flight from Paris to New York like? Testimony of a stewardess who served on board between 1989 and the penultimate flight in November 2003.
Episode 2: The “French” art of traveling
Published on 09/10/2023 Duration: 9:04
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In 90 years, the national company has built its image by associating it with what France knows best: the art of living, prestige and elegance. Renowned artists have added their touch to the decoration of airplanes and the posters that promote them, great fashion designers have given style to the uniforms of their stewardesses, great brands of champagne have filled the glasses of their passengers.
Episode 4: How will we travel in 10 years?
Published on 09/10/2023 Duration: 14:21
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In 10 years, Air France will celebrate its centenary. Anne Rigail, its general director, reveals to us how she sees the evolution of the company: size of its network, new planes, role of medium-distance flights, place of trains in transporting passengers to Paris, role of artificial intelligence …
The Air France Saga – Trailer
Published on 06/10/2023 Duration: 0:36
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90 years of Air France: a series of podcasts to celebrate this anniversary Four episodes, almost an hour of anecdotes and historical testimonies, will tell you starting this Monday the saga of the national company. You will know that in 1937, the press welcomed a notable acceleration of the France-Indochina service provided by Air France. The journey that will then begin in Marseille will no longer last seven days but… six and a half days, thanks to the creation of a landing site in Tripoli, Syria. You will discover how, in about twenty years, the duration of the Paris-New York trip was reduced from almost 17 hours to 3 and a half hours, thanks, obviously, to the arrival of the Concorde. A flight attendant who served on board this legendary plane from 1989 to the end will tell you what the trip was like. And after history, the future. The last part of this podcast series will be dedicated to this. What Air France will be like when it celebrates its centenary. Anne Rigail, its general director, will tell us if the Concorde will have a successor and how artificial intelligence will or will not interfere in the daily lives of its employees and passengers.
Source: BFM TV
