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The Air France A380, registration F-GHJA, arrived at New York’s J.F. Kennedy airport after the maiden flight between Europe and the United States for this type of aircraftt.

The proceeds of the auction of seats on the two inaugural Paris-New York-Paris flights finally reached 300,000 euros, more than expected. The amount will thus finance 5 humanitarian projects for children in need instead of the three initially planned.

The benefits of the auction for the inaugural Paris-New York-Paris flights will go to several projects in aid of humanitarian associations for children in need all over the world. The Air France Foundation supports these projects.

Starting on Monday 23 November, the A380 will operate daily scheduled flights:

• AF 006 Paris-New York leaving at 1:30, arriving at 3:45 pm
• and AF 007 New York-Paris leaving at 7:15 pm, arriving at 8:35 the following day

From Paris, Air France will operate the A380 on its Johannesburg route as from 3 Februray 2010 and will therefore be the first airline to operate the A380 to Africa.

Book air ticket between Europe and USA with Air France, visit http://www.airfrance.us

Air France is taking delivery of its first Airbus A380, the world’s largest airliner, which can carry 538 passengers over 13,000 km. Three of the twelve pla­nes on order will be delivered to Air France between now and spring 2010, to be closely followed by a fourth. Starting on 23 November 2009, the Air France A380 will be operated on daily flights between Paris – Charles de Gaulle and New York – JFK, followed by Paris-Johannesburg during winter 2009-2010.

Air France is therefore the first European carrier to operate this Superjumbo, and the first airline worldwide to offer transatlantic flights between Europe and the USA with this aircraft.

The A380 is particularly well-suited to the strategy of Air France, and its size is an ideal match for the airline’s powerful hub at Paris – Charles de Gaulle. Read the rest of this entry »