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词条 Aviation in France
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  1. History

      Early history    Modern history  

  2. Major airports

  3. Major airlines

  4. Aircraft manufacturing

  5. See also

  6. References

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| image = Terminal 1 of CDG Airport.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Terminal 1 at Charles de Gaulle the countries largest airport
| cs_primary = 32
| cs_non-primary = 35
| general_aviation = 401
| other_public-use =
| military = 38
| first_flight = July 25, 1909
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Aviation in France dates back to the early 1900s the country's first flight was recorded by Louis Blériot in 1909. There were approximately 478 airports in France as of 2004.

Among the airspace governance authorities active in France, one is Aéroports de Paris, which has authority over the Paris region, managing 14 airports including the two busiest in France, Charles de Gaulle Airport and Orly Airport. The former, located in Roissy near Paris, is the fifth busiest airport in the world with 60 million passenger movements in 2008, and France's primary international airport, serving over 100 airlines.

The national carrier of France is Air France, a full service global airline which flies to 20 domestic destinations and 150 international destinations in 83 countries (including Overseas departments and territories of France) across all 6 major continents.[1]

History

Early history

The history of French aviation began at the beginning of the 20th century. The French had been involved in human flight since 1783, when François Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes flew over Paris in the first human flight in a Hot air balloon. On 7 January 1785 Jean-Pierre Blanchard crossed the English Channel, from Dover to Calais, on board a hydrogen balloon. He was accompanied by John Jeffries, who was the first passenger to fly from the United Kingdom to France.[2] Fixed wing Aviation in France dates back to the early 1900s where the country's first fixed wing flight was recorded in 1909 by Louis Blériot. This was believed to be the first flight in Europe but many disagree and proving its legitimacy as the first flight in Europe is difficult. The country has been involved in many of the industries firsts, such as Charles Lindbergh flight across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris in 1927, it was the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic.[3]

Modern history

France has a leader aviation throughout the modern era. One of the French's most prized exports is aircraft from French aerospace company Airbus. French airports and airlines have seen huge success in the 20th and 21st centuries. Airport number throughout the country have tripled and airlines are seeing steady passenger numbers.

Major airports

{{main article|List of airports in France}}

The following are major airports in France with over 1,000,000 passenger numbers as of no later than 2010.

# Airport
name
Airport
serves
Passengers Trend IATA ICAO
1 Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris 65,933,145 {{increase}} CDG LFPG
2 Orly Airport Paris 31,237,865 {{increase}} ORY LFPO
3 Nice Côte d'Azur Airport Nice 12,427,427 {{increase}} NCE LFMN
4 Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport Lyon 9,553,250 {{increase}} LYS LFLL
5 Marseille Provence Airport Marseille 8,475,809 {{increase}} MRS LFML
6 Toulouse–Blagnac Airport Toulouse 7,517,736 {{increase}} TLS LFBO
7 EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Mulhouse 6,519,393 {{increase}} BSL LFBS
8 Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport Bordeaux 5,759,194 {{increase}} BOD LFBD
9 Nantes Atlantique Airport Nantes 4,157,284 {{decrease}} NTE LFRS
10 Beauvais–Tillé Airport Beauvais 3,997,856 {{decrease}} BVA LFOB
11 Lille Airport Lille 1,596,700 {{decrease}} LIL LFQQ
12 Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport Montpellier 1,445,273 {{increase}} MPL LFMT
13 Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport Ajaccio 1,366,020 {{increase}} AJA LFKJ
14 Bastia – Poretta Airport Bastia 1,162,840 {{increase}} BIA LFKB
15 Biarritz Airport Biarritz 1,135,482 {{increase}} BIQ LFBZ

Major airlines

{{main article|List of airlines of France}}
Airline Headquartered Fleet
size
Destinations Load
Factor
Notes
Air France Tremblay-en-France 227[4][5] 204 85.1% Flag carrier/national airline, largest airline in France and 3rd largest airline in the world in terms of countries served.
Transavia France Paray-Vieille-Poste 29 56 91.7% Low-cost airline
Aigle Azur Paris 11 27 88.5% All Airbus A320 family fleet
Air Corsica Ajaccio 10 17 83.4% Airbus A320 and ATR 72 fleet
Corsair International Rungis 7[6] 12 88.3%
XL Airways France Roissy-en-France 4 21 83.9%
French Blue Paris 2 3 N/A Founded in 2016
  • All Fleet and destinations numbers as of 2017
  • Load factors as of 2015

Aircraft manufacturing

{{main article|Airbus}}

France is home to aerospace giant Airbus, which has its headquarters and main facilities located in Toulouse.

The company has delivered over 10,000 commercial aircraft with the ten thousandth being delivered on 14 October 2016 to Singapore Airlines; it was an Airbus A350. In 2016 the manufacturers global fleet had performed more than 110 million flights over 215 billion kilometres, carrying 12 billion passengers.[7]

Airbus's planes fly for hundreds of active airlines, governments and private owners all over the world. There is an operator on every continent and nearly every country.

See also

  • Transport in France

References

{{commons category}}
1. ^Les grands secteurs économiques Ministère des Affaires étrangères Retrieved 31 October 2017
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.aiaa.org/Secondary.aspx?id=350|title=France : The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics|website=www.aiaa.org|access-date=2018-07-23}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2010/06/0615alcock-brown-fly-atlantic/|title=June 15, 1919: First Nonstop Flight Crosses Atlantic|work=WIRED|access-date=2018-07-23|language=en-US}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/268968/air-france-plans-787-9-debut-in-jan-2017/?highlight=air%2520france%2520787|title=Air France plans 787-9 debut in Jan 2017|last=2016|first=UBM (UK) Ltd.|access-date=31 October 2017}}
5. ^{{cite press release |url= http://www.airfranceklm.com/sites/default/files/communiques/cde_avions_af_va.pdf |title= Air France KLM announces the order of 110 Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 aircraft |date= 16 September 2011 |publisher= Air France-KLM}}
6. ^{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2017|page=14|accessdate=31 October 2017}}
7. ^{{cite press release |url= http://www.airbus.com/newsroom/news/en/2016/10/a-journey-of-10-000-aircraft-and-counting-airbus-pioneering-spirit-and-commitment-to-shaping-the-future.html# |title= A journey of 10,000 aircraft and counting: Airbus’ pioneering spirit and commitment to shaping the future |publisher= Airbus |date= 14 October 2016}}

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