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On October 17, 2007 the creation of a fully integrated profit and revenue-sharing transatlantic joint venture between Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines was announced during a press conference at Air France-KLM's Roissy-Charles de Gaulle headquarters. The venture will become effective on March 29, 2008. It will exploit new transatlantic opportunities to capture a major share of lucrative long-haul business traffic from London's Heathrow Airport, which will open to unrestricted competition on that day as a result of the "Open Skies" pact between the EU and US. It is envisaged that Air France and Delta, as well as fellow SkyTeam members Continental and Northwest, will begin nine daily round trips between Heathrow and destinations in the US, including a daily Heathrow-Los Angeles service by Air France. Once the new Air France-Delta venture has received antitrust immunity, it will extend to the other two transatlantic SkyTeam partners. This will enable all four partners to codeshare flights as well as to share revenue and profit.[14][15]
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Even worse, this shipment should NEVER have taken place as Air France was caught red-handed in April carrying 20 baby monkeys as part of a shipment of 253 monkeys (crab-eating macaques) going to a US breeder. A Chicago wildlife inspector cleared the shipment and filled in that a 100% inspection had taken place. An IPPL member in Chicago called the inspector and he told her that he had not even looked at the monkeys despite filling in a form claiming that the shipment had been 100% inspected.
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On January 21, 1976 Air France operated its inaugural supersonic transport (SST) service on the Paris Charles de Gaulle to Rio (via Dakar) route. Supersonic services from Paris CDG to New York JFK (the only remaining Concorde service until its end) as well as from Paris CDG to Washington D.C. commenced the following year. Paris to New York was covered in three hours and 23 minutes, about twice the speed of sound. Approval for flights to the United States was initially withheld due to noise protests. Eventually, services to Mexico City via Washington, D.C. were started as well.
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For safety and handy transportation of your baggage, Air France provides the following baggage tips: use hard-shell bags and cases, or other containers with rigid sides that will prevent your baggage from squeezing. Remove labels and other removable signs made on previous flight – it will facilitate baggage processing and help to avoid baggage routing mistakes. Do not put fragile and expensive items in your baggage. Attach two labels specifying your name, home address and phone inside and outside each bag – this will prevent it from getting lost in some specific cases. Note that baggage protecting service covering your bags with protection film is available in the majority of airports.
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In 1952 Air France moved its main operational and engineering base to the then new Paris Orly Airport, where its operations were concentrated at Orly Sud, Orly Airport's South Terminal. By that time the company's network had further expanded, covering 250,000 km.[5]
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On 20 May 2005 Air France signed an agreement with Boeing to have three of its former Boeing 747-400 Combi aircraft - currently operated in all-passenger configuration - converted to the Boeing 747-400SF Special Freighter model. The modified aircraft will accelerate the phasing-out of the remaining, aging Boeing 747-200F freighters.[22].
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