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The Peninsula Paris resurrects "l’Oiseau Blanc"

We are just a stone's throw from the Arc de Triomphe in the heart of Paris, facing the latest luxury hotels of the Hong Kong based group, The Peninsula, but what interests us particularly is in one of the hotel restaurants on the sixth floor. Having just arrived, we discover the unimaginable, the unthinkable, the extraordinary. An exact reproduction of "l’Oiseau Blanc" (the White Bird), perched at a height of over 50 metres (160 ft ), as if frozen in history.

"Terror over the Vatican", the first thriller from Jean-Louis Baroux

From 29th to 31st October, over 500 air transport professionals from 68 companies attended the sixth edition of APG World Connect at the Fairmont Hotel in Monaco. Meetings included an opportunity to discuss the distribution trends in this sector. It was also the occasion to meet Jean-Louis Baroux as a novelist. The founder of APG Network, the world's largest network of commercial services for air transport, has just published "Terror over the Vatican", his first thriller.
René Fonck

Every Saturday, over the next few weeks, we will be putting a three minute report, produced by our editorial team and entitled "Men and planes of the First World War" online. The First World War, which caused ten million victims over four years, led to the development of military aviation. Feel free to comment on these reports.
Manfred von Richthofen

Every Saturday, over the next few weeks, we will be putting a three minute report, produced by our editorial team and entitled "Men and planes of the First World War" online. The First World War, which caused ten million victims over four years, led to the development of military aviation. Feel free to comment on these reports.
Billy Bishop, W.W.1 Canadian hero

Every Saturday, over the next few weeks, we will be putting a three minute report, produced by our editorial team and entitled "Men and planes of the First World War" online. The First World War, which caused ten million victims over four years, led to the development of military aviation. Feel free to comment on these reports.
Synchronized machine gun

Every Saturday, over the next few weeks, we will be putting a three minute report, produced by our editorial team and entitled "Men and planes of the First World War" online. The First World War, which caused ten million victims over four years, led to the development of military aviation. Feel free to comment on these reports.
Author of ''The Little Prince'', Saint-Exupéry's last flight

70 years ago, on 31st., July 1944, Antoine Jean-Baptiste Marie Roger de Saint-Exupéry, better known by the nickname ''Saint-Ex.'' disappeared in flight, off the coast of Marseille. On this occasion we take a brief look at this history making French aristocrat, writer, poet, and pioneering aviator.
The Caravelle celebrates its 59th birthday

59 years after its maiden flight, the Caravelle has taken on its livery again, that of a former French airline. This aircraft, the last produced by Sud-Aviation, will soon join the Aeroscopia Museum scheduled to open in the second half of 2014. An occasion for us to take a brief look at its history.