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Corsair A330 Returns to Paris Orly Due Hydraulic Failure

by Len Varley May 8, 2024

written by Len Varley

A Corsair flight operating from Paris Orly to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe made a precautionary return to Orly airport on 2 May 2024.

Corsair International flight SS926, an Airbus A330-900 bound for Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport (PTP) terminated the flight shortly after departure.

Flight crew reported experiencing a hydraulic system failure and subsequently terminated the climb.

Corsair SS926 Paris Orly-Pointe-à-Pitre

The decision was made to make a precautionary return to Paris Orly rather than continue with the overwater crossing to Guadeloupe. The aircraft is equipped with duplicated hydraulic systems, but a return to ORY was deemed prudent in the circumstances.

The flight data shows that flight SS926 made a delayed departure out of Paris ORY. Actual time of departure was listed as 1247 local time, against the scheduled departure time of 1215 local.

The aircraft then climbed the outbound track to flight level FL150 (15,000 feet), before flight crew terminated the climb.

A return to the departure airport was then initiated, and the aircraft landed without incident approximately one hour after initial departure.

Airbus A330-900 F-HSKA

The aircraft conducting the SS926 flight service was an Airbus A330-900, registered F-HSKA.

This is a 3.2 year old wide-body aircraft belonging to the carrier Corsair. It has been in active service with the airline since its initial delivery in April 2021.

Corsair International, which is a French airline subsidiary of the TUI Group. TUI Group is a German multinational tourism and leisure company.

Corsair International operates medium and long-haul scheduled and charter flights from its hubs in Paris-Orly Airport and Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport to destinations in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Africa, North America, and Europe.

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May 8, 2024 0 comment

Emergency

Air France Flight Marseille-Paris Orly Declares Emergency

by James Field January 23, 2024

written by James Field

In the last few moments, an Air France Airbus A318 from Marseille has declared an emergency whilst on it’s final approach to Paris Orly.

Air France Flight Marseille-Paris Declares Emergency…

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Air France flight AF6015 is a routine scheduled flight between Marseille and Paris Orly, with the affected rotation being operated by F-GUGR.

As per data from Planespotters.net, F-GUGR is a 17 year old Airbus A318 that was delivered to the French carrier back in February 2007.

Of the A318 variant, the French carrier has six of them in the fleet, of which four are in service and two are currently parked, offering an average fleet age of 17.3 years.

Air France flight AF6015 departed Marseille at 1933 local time tonight and proceeded northbound in the direction of Paris.

The initial descent into Orly was normal, but the crew onboard declared an emergency when they were on the base-to-final stage of the overall approach.

AF6015 landed safely into Orly at 2041 local time, with there being no indication into the reason for the emergency.

Therefore, this remains a developing story. As soon as we know the cause of the emergency, then we will update the article accordingly with relevant timestamps to keep you up to date with all things emergencies, accidents & incidents.

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January 23, 2024 0 comment

Incident

Corsair Airbus A330 Suffers Ground Incident at Paris Orly

by James Field November 4, 2023

written by James Field

Footage has emerged of a Corsair Airbus A330 suffering a ground collision with airstairs whilst being tugged at Paris Orly.

Incident: Corsair Airbus A330 Suffers Ground Incident at Paris Orly…

It is understood that the Corsair Airbus A330-300 involved in the ground incident at Paris Orly is registered as F-HROK.

As per data from Planespotters.net, F-HROK is a 13.7 year old airframe, which initially started out life as VQ-BEL with Aeroflot back in April 2010.

The aircraft remained with the Russian carrier for around ten years, until it was handed over to Corsair in July 2020.

Data from the website indicates that Wamos Air are due to take delivery of the jet as EC-ODR, with this no doubt hampered by the incident that happened at Paris Orly.

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Video sourced from @aviationbrk via X!

As we can see in the video, ground staff are pulling the Corsair Airbus A330-300 to what looks to be either a remote stand or a jetway, when the driver of the tug didn’t realise that airstairs were in the way of the aircraft.

From there, the aircraft’s left engine hit the airstairs, with members of the ground team near the airstairs seen running away from the scene to prevent injury.

At this stage, it is unclear what the scale of the damage is to the Corsair Airbus A330-300 at Paris Orly as this will need to be assessed by technicians.

All eyes will be on also when the aircraft will be delivered to Wamos Air as that looks to be upcoming based on data from Planespotters.

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November 4, 2023 0 comment

Airline

Air France To Move All Paris Operations From Orly to CDG

by James Field October 20, 2023

written by James Field

It has emerged this week that Air France plans to move all of its Paris operations from Orly to Charles de Gaulle (CDG).

The airline said that between 2019 and 2023, traffic on domestic routes out of Orly fell by 40%, and even by 60% for day return trips.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

Air France To Move All Paris Operations From Orly to CDG…

In their statement, Air France laid out the case for moving all Paris operations from Orly to CDG:

Air France would operate all its domestic and international flights from its Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub. The only exception, as per Public Service Order (PSO) guidelines: Air France would continue to operate service from/to Corsica out of Paris-Orly. As such, Air France would honour its commitments. Air France submitted a joint bid with Air Corsica for the renewal of this PSO from 2024, thereby demonstrating its commitment to a sustained service to Corsica.
Transavia would become the Air France Group’s reference operator from Paris-Orly. Transavia would stay the course of its development, namely thanks to its growing fleet of new Airbus A320neo family aircraft. These latest generation aircraft offer a 15% reduction in fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions, as well as a 50% reduction of the noise footprint.

It is understood that the airline will continue to serve Toulouse, Marseille, Nice, as well as French Overseas Departments from Paris Orly until 2026.

From there, Transavia would also take over on those routes too, with Air France stating that consultation with employees will begin soon on this, as it will affect a lot of the airline’s staff.

All eyes are on the airline to see how this switch-over goes, as well as what sort of problems could be faced along the way.

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October 20, 2023 0 comment

Airport

Paris CDG & Orly Continue to Perform Well

by James Field August 27, 2023

written by James Field

Via traffic figures from July 2023 by Groupe ADP, Paris CDG and Orly both continue to perform well as we approach the end of the peak Summer period.

Such statistics are in the positive percentage figures, with Orly not far away at all from achieving pre-pandemic levels.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

The Numbers for CDG & Orly in Paris…

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For Paris CDG, the airport handled 6.571,101 passengers in the month of July, which is an increase of 9.2% compared to the same period last year.

For the year so far, they have handled 87.6% of traffic compared to 2019, which has been recorded at 38,350,153 passengers.

On the Orly side of the equation, they handled 3,203,184 passengers last month, which is an increase of 4.2% compared to the same period last year.

As for traffic numbers compared to 2019, they have achieved 97% of pre-pandemic levels, having handled 18,519,844 passengers so far.

For the month of July however, Orly has achieved 103.1% of traffic versus July 2019, so for that month, they have achieved pre-pandemic levels.

Overall…

What remains clear is that both CDG and Orly are performing well for Paris, but more work is needed to achieve a consistency of pre-pandemic levels moving forward.

All eyes will be on Groupe ADP to see what the August statistics look like, which are set to be released in the next few weeks, alongside their overall 9-month report, as we reach the three-quarters mark.

But for now, let’s see how both airports perform moving into the end of the year.

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August 27, 2023 0 comment

Airline

From Paris to Amman: Vueling Launches New Route from Orly

by James Field July 28, 2023

written by James Field

Vueling has this week announced plans to launch services between Paris Orly and Amman, Jordan, as part of its overall growth within the airport.

The airline said the following in a statement regarding the launch of this new route, due to take place in October:

“The new Paris-Orly – Amman service thus demonstrates Vueling’s commitment to expanding its network to attractive winter destinations and meets the growing demand from travelers wishing to discover sunny destinations outside the summer periods.”

Information on the Paris Orly-Amman Route with Vueling…

This new route will see two weekly flights in the Winter on Mondays and Fridays, as well as the same frequency weekly but on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

The airline added more to this:

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“This new route demonstrates Vueling’s desire to offer year-round destinations and meet travelers’ growing expectations for connectivity and choice of destinations.

“Vueling intends to focus on reducing seasonality and optimizing flight frequency in order to offer the most flexible travel experience adapted to the needs of its customers.”

“This strategy is part of the Vueling Transformation Programme.”

“The opening of the route also reinforces the importance of Paris-Orly airport as one of Vueling’s main air bases in Europe.”

“Passengers benefit from more than 30 destinations from Paris-Orly, double since 2019, with flights to must-see places such as Cairo, Marrakech, and the Canary Islands.”

What remains clear is that the carrier is putting out all of the stops to make as many destinations as accessible from the French capital as possible.

All eyes will be on them to see how the new route performs.

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July 28, 2023 0 comment

Paris CDG and Orly are experiencing strong growth in 2023 so far.

Analysis

Double-Digit Growth For Paris CDG & Orly

by James Field February 19, 2023

written by James Field

LONDON – Earlier this week, Groupe ADP, which runs Paris Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) and Orly Airports, reported double-digit growth in the two airports.

The Numbers…

Air France is one of the main operators out of Paris CDG & Orly. Photo Credit: Arash Abed/AviationSource

Below is the numbers breakdown, specifically for Paris CDG & Orly:

Airport	Passengers	Change 23/22	% of traffic compared to 2019
Paris-CDG	4,717,623	+73.2%	87.9%
Paris-Orly	2,199,628	+66.6%	92.6%
Total Paris Aéroport	6,917,251	+71.1%	89.3%

Below is the breakdown based on the most popular destinations from the Paris airports.

Destination	Passengers	Change 23/22	% of traffic compared to 2019
Antalya	930,033	+40.4%	104.5%
Almaty	675,085	+116.7%	166.6%
Ankara	884,717	+49.2%	72.9%
Izmir	684,296	+22.7%	70.3%
Bodrum	92,126	+33.9%	95.8%
Gazipaşa	41,758	+54.3%	124.1%
Medina	792,080	+187.3%	118.4%
Tunisia	52,657	+65.2%	78.3%
Georgia	255,146	+34.6%	95.3%
North Macedonia	165,340	+35.3%	103.1%
Zagreb	221,767	+58.2%	116.0%

Below is the breakdown in terms of aircraft movements:

Airport	Aircraft Movements	Var. 23/22	% of traffic compared to 2019
Paris-CDG	33,147	+ 33.4 %	88.2 %
Paris-Orly	14,618	+ 33.4 %	85.4 %
Total Paris Aéroport	47,765	+ 33.4 %	87.3 %

How Have Both Paris CDG & Orly Performed In 2023 So Far?

Using data from RadarBox.com, let’s take a look at how both Paris CDG and Paris Orly have performed thus far in 2023.

Paris CDG…

For February 12-19, CDG received 1,134 movements based on a seven-day rolling average provided by the flight tracking company.

This is an increase of 26.70% compared to the same period last year and is around 107 movements shy of achieving 2019 levels.

Below is the data from CDG’s efforts in 2023:

Date	2019 Numbers	2022 Numbers	2023 Numbers	Percentage Difference (2023 vs. 2022)
January 1-8	1144 movements	923 movements	1162 movements	+25.89%
January 8-15	1172 movements	819 movements	1090 movements	+33.09%
January 15-22	1170 movements	787 movements	1063 movements	+35.07%
January 22-29	1175 movements	752 movements	1052 movements	+39.89%
January 29-February 5	1166 movements	776 movements	1071 movements	+38.02%
February 5-12	1239 movements	843 movements	1104 movements	+30.96%

From the data above, we can see that Paris CDG is making strong efforts in trying to get closer to pre-pandemic levels.

Paris Orly…

For February 12-19, Paris Orly received 512 movements, which is an increase of 0.99% compared to the same period last year.

Such a figure is around 58 movements short of pre-pandemic figures, which is recorded at 570 for the same period in 2019.

Below is the whole of Paris Orly’s movement statistics from the start of 2023:

Date	2019 Numbers	2022 Numbers	2023 Numbers	Percentage Difference (2023 vs. 2022)
January 1-8	488 movements	476 movements	607 movements	+27.52%
January 8-15	528 movements	371 movements	473 movements	+27.49%
January 15-22	547 movements	374 movements	442 movements	+18.18%
January 22-29	550 movements	378 movements	464 movements	+22.75%
January 29-February 5	542 movements	404 movements	471 movements	+16.58%
February 5-12	543 movements	470 movements	487 movements	+3.62%

What we can see from the data is a continued gradual increase in movement numbers that are getting closer to pre-pandemic levels, with this expected to be matched by the Summer 2023 season.

Overall…

Dmitry Avdeev, CC BY-SA 3.0 GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons

It remains clear that both Paris CDG and Orly are getting closer and closer to achieving pre-pandemic movement numbers in 2023.

Looking ahead, we can probably expect such levels to be exceeded the closer we get to the Summer 2023 season.

But for now, all eyes are on both airports to see how the busy period will go and whether Groupe ADP can get both sites properly recovered from the pandemic.

February 19, 2023 0 comment

And Air France Embraer 190 on the taxiway.

Emergency

Air France AF1818 Paris-Frankfurt Returns After Declaring Emergency

by Len Varley July 22, 2024

written by Len Varley

An Air France regional flight AF1818 operating from Paris to Frankfurt declared an emergency and made a return to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport on 21 July 2024.

Air France Hop flight AF1818, and Embraer E190 operating to Frankfurt Airport (FRA) declared an emergency just after departure from Paris (CDG).

Air France AF1818 Paris-Frankfurt

Flight crew declared the emergency with transponder code 7700 whilst initiating an immediate return to the origin airport.

Flight data shows that the flight crew terminated the climb procedure at flight level FL120 (12,000 feet). Operating crew then conducted a wide right hand circuit to return to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG).

The nature of the emergency prompting the early return is not yet known.

The flight had made an on-time departure out of Paris (CDG) at 1807 local time on Sunday 21 July.

The flight crew squawked transponder code 7700 approximately 10 minutes after the flight’s initial departure.

Additional Info

The aircraft conducting the AF1818 regional service to Frankfurt Airport (FRA) was and Embraer ERJ-190, registered F-HBLL. Air France subsidiary Air France Hop operate this 5.2-year-old regional jet.

It has been in service with the carrier since its initial delivery in May 2019.

Air France Hop, formerly branded HOP!, is a French regional airline operating flights on behalf of its parent company Air France. The airline was founded in 2013 after the merger of Airlinair, Brit Air and Régional brands.

Air France Hop operates a network of over 50 destinations within France and Europe. They function as a feeder airline for Air France, flying passengers to connecting flights at Air France’s hubs.

Air France Hop primarily operates short and medium-haul flights using a fleet of turboprop aircraft.

In December 2020, Air France announced a restructuring plan for Air France Hop. This plan would see HOP! becoming a smaller feeder carrier, while its Paris-Orly hub would be transferred to Transavia France.

The plan also called for the retirement of HOP!’s Bombardier CRJ fleet.

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A Royal Air Maroc 737-800 approaches to land.

Emergency

Royal Air Maroc AT751 Paris-Casablanca Declares Emergency

by Len Varley July 22, 2024

written by Len Varley

A Royal Air Maroc flight AT751 operating from Paris Orly to Casablanca declared an emergency en route and diverted to Bordeaux on 21 July 2024.

Royal Air Maroc flight AT751, operated by a Boeing 737-800, was en route to Casablanca (CMN) when flight crew squawked transponder code 7700.

Royal Air Maroc AT751 Paris-Casablanca

At the time of the emergency declaration, the flight, which was still in French airspace, was diverted to Bordeaux.

Flight data shows that the flight AT751 had made a delayed departure out of Paris-Orly Airport (ORY).

Diversion to Bordeaux (BOD)

The flight made an actual time of departure of 2218 local time. Scheduled departure time for the rotation was 2140 local time.

The flight had set course normally and climbed to flight level FL360 (36,000 feet) for the southerly service to Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport (CMN).

Flight crew made the emergency declaration at approximately 21:10 UTC, with the aircraft initiating a descent through FL280.

Flight crew then initiated a diversion procedure and backtracked to nearby Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD).

The airline has not confirmed the nature of the emergency prompting the unscheduled diversion.

Aircraft Details

The aircraft conducting the AT751 service to Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport was a Boeing 737-800, registered CN-RGH.

This is a 12.7 year old narrowbody aircraft belonging to the carrier Royal Air Maroc.

It has been operational service continuously with the airline since its initial delivery in November 2011.

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Morocco. It is wholly owned by the Moroccan government and was founded in 1957. The airline’s headquarters are on the grounds of Casablanca-Anfa Airport.

Royal Air Maroc operates a domestic network in Morocco, scheduled international flights to Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America, and occasional charter flights that include Hajj services. Its main hub is located at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca.

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July 22, 2024 0 comment

Emergency

Transavia Flight Paris-Monastir Declares Emergency

by James Field June 19, 2024

written by James Field

In the last few moments, a Transavia flight operating T08152 between Paris and Monastir has declared an emergency.

F-HTVM is the aircraft involved in this particular incident.

Follow below for live updates.

Live Emergency: Transavia T08152 Paris to Monastir…

Welcome!

Welcome to our coverage. Updates to follow in the next few moments.

Descending Through FL140…

T08152 is currently descending through FL140 and is returning to ORY following the emergency call.

About F-HTVM… The Monastir-Bound Transavia Aircraft Involved in the Emergency in Paris…

F-HTVM is the aircraft involved in this emergency.

As per data from Planespotters.net, F-HTVM is a 15.5 year old Boeing 737-800 that started out life with Hainan Airlines in January 2009.

Also, by January 2019, the aircraft was handed over to Transavia France.

Of the 737-800 variant, T0 have 70 of them in their fleet.

Furthermore, of that 70, all but three are in active service, with an average fleet age of 11.1 years.

Overall, as well as the 737-800 variant, the airline also has four Airbus A320neos at the French subsidiary.

Approaching Base Leg…

Transavia France flight T08152, originally bound for Monastir looks to be approaching the base leg potentially for an attempt at an emergency landing into Paris Orly.

On Final Approach…

T08152 is now on final approach into ORY following it’s emergency broadcast not too long ago. Landing expected in the next few minutes.

TOUCHDOWN!

TOUCHDOWN! Transavia flight T08152, originally bound for Monastir, has appeared to have touched down safely into Paris Orly.

As soon as we have the cause of the emergency, we will update you accordingly.

For now, this still remains a developing story pending additional updates.

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June 19, 2024 0 comment

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