Sunday, July 13, 2025

The Professor’s Minute Minute – July 14, 2025

 




Six crisp France-centric stories—together for Bastille Day.

French ATC Strikes Trigger Summer Chaos

A two-day walkout by French air traffic controllers forced major airports—Paris CDG, Orly, Nice, Lyon—to cancel around 40% of flights. UK and EU carriers warned record delays are here to stay.

🔗 Reuters 

#France #ATC #AirTraffic #Europe

Bastille Day Flypast Readied Over Paris

France is set to fly in Alphajets, Rafales, and multinationals for tomorrow’s Champs‑Élysées flypast. Patriots and tourists alike prepare to salute the sky. Too bad about Chelsea.

🔗 Aviation News 

#France #BastilleDay #AirForce

Extreme Heatwave Claims Lives

A Europe-wide heatwave that peaked at over 40 °C hit France hard. At least four deaths, intense forest‑fire alerts, and shattered records.

🔗 Euronews 

#France #Climate #Heatwave

Bee Swarm Injures Two Dozen in Aurillac

An unexpected attack by bees left 24 injured (3 critically) in Aurillac. Possibly a rare reaction tied to environmental disruptions. Well - they do fly!

🔗 AP News 

#France #Wildlife #PublicSafety

France Demands Majority in Fighter Jet Project

Paris insists on an 80% workshare stake in the Franco‑German‑Spanish FCAS future-combat-jet programme, risking diplomatic and industrial tensions. We thought this behaviour had gone out with de Gaulle. Apparently not. 

🔗 Reuters 

#France #Defense #Aerospace

French Winemakers Go Aero with In-Flight Wine Partnerships

Châteaux like Cantemerle and Joseph Perrier are supplying Air France with premium vintages—elevating cabin service to château levels, at 35,000 ft.

🔗 Le Monde via Aerotime 

#France #Wine #AirFrance


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