de gaulle
- n French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970)
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- French air traffic controllers go on strike
Thousands of travelers face disruption and canceled flights Wednesday as French air traffic controllers go on strike for a second day over a European Union plan to update rules governing European airspace. About half the scheduled flights at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport have been canceled because of the strike, the airport said. There are usually about 600 flights a day from the airport at ...
June 12, 2013 - KSAT San Antonio - France cancels 50% of flights main airports
PARIS (AP) — France’s main airports have cut their flight timetables in half to cope with a three-day strike by air traffic controllers. The Civil Aviation Authority said that some 1,800 flights were cut today in Charles de Gaulle, Orly, Beauvais, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse and Bordeaux airports. read more
June 12, 2013 - The Times Record - French government sells airports stake
The French government is reducing its stake in Aéroports de Paris (ADP), which controls Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports, as it raises money to offset its financial problems. read more
June 11, 2013 - Air Transport World