Salon-de-Provence had become accustomed to being internationally renowned for the planes of the Patrol of France or aerobatics. Now it is a Boeing 777 d’Air France which conveys the name of the city throughout France and throughout the world, as indicated by the mayor Nicolas Isnard on his Facebook account.
A tradition relaunched in 2019
“It’s a magnificent exhibition from which our City will benefit with Air France’s decision to name one of its planes Salon-de-Provence. The Boeing 777 registered F-GZNE, with a range of 11,000 kilometers and called upon to transport its 296 passengers everywhere on the planet bears, in fact, the name of our City. Salon-de-Provence, an emblematic city of aeronautics, whose name will now travel all over the world, another source of great pride.”commented the councilor.
Indeed, since 2019, Air France has brought this ancient tradition back to the forefront: each year it names planes after French cities that have a more or less strong link with the aviation sector. There were Vannes, Valence, Montélimar, Saint-Quentin, Sables d'Olonne… It was Toulouse which inaugurated the ball in 2019. When will an Air France Istres plane arrive?
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