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About Air France
Based in France, Air France is a full-service airline. It flies under the IATA code AF and ICAO code AFR. Its hub is Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG). Its fleet includes the Airbus A220-300, Airbus A318, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A321 and 6 other types. Within the group you will also find Cadets Air France, Air France Hop and Transavia France, each with its own page on this site.
Its cadet route is the Cadets Air France programme. On 28 October 2026 the programme was listed as closed. Licensed pilots can also join Air France as direct-entry first officers. The careers portal for pilots is linked in the profile on this page. This page sets out the selection in 4 stages.
The four phases
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Air France at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- AF / AFR1
- Country
- France
- Hubs
- Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)1
- Fleet
- Airbus A220-300, Airbus A318, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A350-900, Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777F2
- Cadet programme
- Cadets Air France (closed as of 28 Oct 2026)5
- Direct entry
- First officers4
GROUP AIRLINES, ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMMESCadets Air France · selection guideAir France Hop · selection guideTransavia France
SALARYTop 99 pilots (mostly long-haul captains): more than EUR 300,000 gross per year (internal Air France document reported by Libération, 2018-09)Ten best-paid pilots: EUR 340,000 per year (internal Air France document reported by Libération, 2018-09)Nearly 30% of pilots: more than EUR 200,000 gross per year (internal Air France document reported by Libération, 2018-09)Air France pilot salary
- 1Wikipedia: Air France · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2Wikipedia: Air France fleet · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 3Air France careers site · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 4Air France vacancy: Airline pilot F/M (ref. 2026-23622) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 5Air France corporate: Airline pilot · accessed 11 Oct 2026
