Air France-KLM said it will accelerate capacity increases, despite an uncertain economic climate, in order to defend its share of an air-travel market that’s becoming flooded with discount rivals.

An Air France flight from Paris to Los Angeles has made an emergency landing after suffering 'serious damage' to one of its engines.

Air France has lost about €90m (£76m) during a seven-day strike by cabin crew that has affected 180,000 passengers, its chief executive said.

Air France-KLM joined other European airlines in warning of the impact on revenue this year of recent attacks in France and political upheaval elsewhere as it reported a drop in sales and braced for a strike by its staff.

Air France, which faces a cabin crew strike at the height of the summer holiday season, is warning of pressure on its finances amid concerns about France as a tourist destination following deadly attacks.

Iran and Britain have signed an agreement for 42 weekly passenger flights between the two countries, a report has said.

A retired French police officer travelling on an Air France flight was detained after a fake bomb hidden in a lavatory forced his Paris-bound flight to make an emergency landing in Kenya, according to prosecutors.

A retired French police officer travelling on Air France has been freed after nearly 12 hours of questioning about a fake bomb hidden in a lavatory that forced his Paris-bound flight to make an emergency landing in Kenya.

A retired French police officer travelling on Air France has been detained after a fake bomb hidden in a toilet forced his Paris-bound flight to make an emergency landing in Kenya.

Air France passengers have arrived safely in Paris a day after a fake bomb forced them into an emergency landing and evacuation in Kenya.

Kenyan authorities are interrogating several suspects who were on an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris that was forced to land early in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa after a device suspected to be a bomb was found in a toilet.

A suspicious device found on an Air France flight heading to Paris was a false alarm, according to the company's Chief Executive.

An Air France flight from San Francisco to Paris was diverted to Montreal after an unspecified anonymous threat.

Two Air France flights bound for Paris from the US were diverted because of anonymous threats made after take-off.