Air France Airbus A380-800 80 Years Livery Edition
Airbus A380-800 of Air France while in special livery, 80 years of Air France edition, while taxiing at Paris Roissy, Charles de Gaulle Airport. This photo taken by Selzere C. during taxi phase on runway.
Air France is the national-owned company of France and be the French flag for decades. Formed in October 1933, had merger of many airlines such as Air Orient, Compagnie Générale Aéropostale, CIDNA, SGTA ans Air Union. For your info, SGTA (Société Générale des Transports Aériens) was the first commercial airline in France that founded in 1919.
In 1945, whole France's air transport was being nationalized, officially Air France was declared and conducted first flew in 1946. While, during world war II the operation moved to Morocco.
Headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, Air France also known as founder of SkyTeam, international airline alliance. Air France is one of the largest airline in the world based on passengers, revenue and number of fleet. According to 2012 statistics, Air France carried more than 50 million passengers in a year. Currently, they flying about 381 aircraft in the worldwide destinations.