Company milestone · 1929
Air Orient, one of the five airlines later merged into Air France, began operations. The winged seahorse that Air France later adopted was Air Orient’s logo. [1] [3]
Air France Logo
Archive record · not confirmed as the current logo.
Logo files, variants & history · SVG, PNG · updated 29 days ago
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Brand profile
About Air France
Airline (flag carrier of France)
Air France (legally Société Air France, S.A.), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France and is headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam alliance.
The airline was formed on 30 August 1933 through the merger of five French airlines, among them Air Orient and Compagnie Générale Aéropostale. It merged with KLM in 2003 to form Air France–KLM.
Its global and domestic hub is Charles de Gaulle Airport, and its corporate headquarters are at the Roissypôle complex on the airport grounds.
Its emblem, a winged seahorse known as the hippocampe ailé, came from its predecessor Air Orient; employees have nicknamed it la crevette, the shrimp.
Sources: [1]
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Air France logo files at a glance
Air France has 6 downloadable files in SVG, PNG in this archive. 1 logo record is catalogued; that is not the number of verified redesigns.
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Monochrome Accent symbol · Community reproduction
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Monochrome Accent symbol · Community reproduction
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Monochrome Accent symbol · Community reproduction
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Monochrome Accent symbol · Community reproduction
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Monochrome Accent symbol · Community reproduction
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Monochrome Accent symbol · Community reproduction
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Brand heritage
Logo history & brand milestones
One logo record is catalogued. The milestones below are dated separately from it.
The hippocampe ailé inherited from Air Orient in 1933, the 1975 logo and the 2009 identity by Brandimage with its livery, as recorded in the cited sources. The designer of the original seahorse is not named in the sources used. Company and product dates are labelled separately from design changes.
Logo milestone · 1933
On its formation, Air France adopted Air Orient’s seahorse logo, the hippocampe ailé, as its insignia. [1] [2]
Company milestone · 1933-08-30
Air France was formed through the merger of Compagnie Générale Aéropostale, SGTA, CIDNA, Air Union and Air Orient. [1]
Logo milestone · 1975
Air France updated its logo. This version, with angled stripes, remained in use until the 2009 identity. [2]
Logo milestone · 2009-01-07
Air France officially changed its logo. The new identity, designed by the agency Brandimage, set the name as one word and replaced the angled stripes with a single red ribbon-like stripe. [1] [2]
Visual identity milestone · 2009-02-11
Air France rolled out a new livery to match the logo: the tail carried three blue bars instead of four, curving at the bottom to reflect the logo’s stripe. [1]
Visual identity milestone · 2019
With the arrival of the Airbus A350, Air France revised its livery, adding blue winglets that carry the hippocampe ailé. [1]
Research sources
- Air France ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Air France Sheds Some Stripes ↗ · UnderConsideration (Brand New), 2009-02-11 · accessed 2026-09-25
- The Story Of Air France’s Iconic Winged Seahorse Logo ↗ · One Mile at a Time, 2025-04-02 · accessed 2026-09-25
Compiled 2026-09-25 by AI-assisted source review. Each statement links its sources; an editor has not yet independently confirmed them.
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Air France logo Monochrome Accent symbol · Community reproduction
Monochrome community vector reproduction from Simple Icons. The SVG is a sanitized drawing copy and PNGs are generated renditions, not official press-kit masters. The collection date is not the logo’s introduction date.
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All 1 logo record for Air France
- Air France logo Monochrome Accent symbol · Community reproduction (this page)
Colour sample
Rendition colours
Black (primary sample)Primary
- HEX
- #000000
- RGB
- 0, 0, 0
Text contrast on white21:1 · AAA
Text contrast on near-black1.11:1 · Fail
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Design context
Logo design & typography notes
Before the Air France–KLM merger the hippocampe ailé appeared on aircraft noses next to the Groupe Air France title; after the merger the Air France–KLM logo took that place and the seahorse moved to the engine nacelles.
The 2021 livery revision placed the hippocampe ailé between the cockpit windows and the front cabin doors, where the SkyTeam logo had been.
From the researched record (AI-assisted source review); see research sources.
Reference
Frequently asked
Who designed the Air France logo?
Air France logo and visual identity (2009) is credited to Brandimage (agency). The designer of the specific file version shown on this page is not recorded. [2]
Can I use the Air France logo?
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When did Air France change its logo?
1933: On its formation, Air France adopted Air Orient’s seahorse logo, the hippocampe ailé, as its insignia. 1975: Air France updated its logo. This version, with angled stripes, remained in use until the 2009 identity. 2009-01-07: Air France officially changed its logo. The new identity, designed by the agency Brandimage, set the name as one word and replaced the angled stripes with a single red ribbon-like stripe. [1] [2]
What file formats are available for the Air France logo in this archive?
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Source & evidence
Simple Icons community reproduction (github.com/simple-icons/simple-icons · icons/airfrance.svg), checked by an AI-assisted process; an editor has not reviewed it.
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Technical provenance
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- Source
- github.com/simple-icons/simple-icons · icons/airfrance.svg
- Source date
- 2026-09-08
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- Originality
- Community vector reproduction; not an official master
- SHA-256
- 5b290723131af05c843596e7c6d77d505ba814e264c4a08c5649dc4da681342b
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2026-09-08Air France: source-attributed artwork and PNG/SVG renditions added.
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