Air France (formally Société Air France) is one of the world's largest airlines. Air France is based in Paris, France, and is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM Group. It operates worldwide scheduled passenger and cargo services to 185 destinations in 83 countries. Its global hub is at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. Paris-Orly Airport, Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport and Nice - Côte d'Azur Airport are secondary hubs.

Prior to the merger with KLM, Air France was France's primary national flag carrier, employing 71,654 people in March 2004. By March 2007, the airline employed 102,422 staff.

The company's corporate headquarters, initially in central Paris, is at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle north of Paris. Between April 2001 and March 2002 the airline carried 43.3mn passengers and had total revenues of € 12.53bn. Régional, Air France's regional airline subsidiary operates the majority of its regional domestic and European scheduled services with a fleet of regional jet and turboprop aircraft. Air France is also accredited by IATA with the IATA Operations Safety Audit (IOSA) for its safety practices.