Events

French Rafale M succeeds in first landing on Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikrant

A Rafale M fighter jet of the French navy has carried out the first-ever landing on the Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, illustrating Franco-Indian military cooperation.

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Air Caraïbes flight from Martinique to Orly diverted to Guadeloupe after passengers feel unwell

An Air Caraïbes plane flying from Martinique to Paris-Orly was diverted to Guadeloupe after several passengers fell ill on board, the company citing an air conditioning failure.

A Lisbon-Stockholm flight diverted to Nantes due to an e-cigarette

A plane had to land at Nantes Atlantique airport after an e-cigarette overheated, causing smoke.

Plane flies over northern Alsace for subsurface exploration campaign

Since October 26, a plane commissioned by Lithium de France has been flying at low altitude over several municipalities in northern Alsace for an aerial exploration campaign linked to deep geothermal and lithium extraction projects.

French military aircraft making a technical stopover in Chad for the GEX exercise

Two years after the break in the defence agreement, French military aircraft will make a technical stopover in Chad as part of the GEX exercise scheduled in Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon from November 8 to 30.

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Man under OQTF refuses to board at Roissy after 600 km escort from Laval

Escorted from Laval to Roissy airport to be expelled to Guinea, a man under OQTF refused to board the plane for medical reasons. The police, constrained by procedure, had made the 600-kilometre journey knowing this outcome was probable.

Airbus advocates for European fighter jet program

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury cites GCAP among the options for equipping European countries with a fighter jet and wants the group to be part of the solution.

Safran bids to supply equipment for successors to A320neo and 737 Max

French group Safran must convince Airbus and Boeing to order its critical equipment for their next aircraft.

Report estimates second aircraft carrier would cost 30% less

According to a report, a second French aircraft carrier could cost about 30% less than the planned next-generation vessel, rekindling the debate on the fleet.

The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle tests anti-drone laser for the first time

The French Navy experimented in June with an anti-drone laser system aboard the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, to evaluate the technology in maritime conditions.

French maritime patrol aircraft deployed to secure Black Sea

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said from Bulgaria that a French Atlantique-2 aircraft has been present in the Black Sea for two weeks, mainly for rescue operations.

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Falcon 8X Archange, new spy plane of the French Air Force

Dassault presents the Falcon 8X Archange, an intelligence aircraft intended for the French Air Force.