why will an Air France plane be named “Nîmes”?

The name of the Gard capital is already written on the cabin of an airplane, an Airbus A350-900 according to photos posted on the X “Eurospot” account. » It is a tradition within Air France to name planes after French towns.

A tradition since 1930

This tradition of naming aircraft, borrowed from the navy, saw the light of day in 1930. The repertoire of names given to Air France planes has evolved over the years, enhancing of the provinces (Gascogne, Auvergne…), adjectives (Active, Agile, Adroit…), constellations (Cassiopeia, Altaïr…), birds (Albatross, Stork, Bearded Vulture, etc.), until 1970.

Adjectives, provinces, constellations…

In 2019, Air France decided to revive this tradition, thus promoting the names of the cities. A recognition that gives wings…