An Air France Boeing 777 operating AF386 bound for Toronto has declared an emergency off the coast of France and is returning to Paris CDG.
Furthermore, F-GSQS is the aircraft involved in the incident at hand.
Below is what we know on this so far.
Air France AF386 Paris-Toronto…
Air France flight AF386, the Boeing 777 which declared an emergency, is a routine scheduled flight between Paris CDG and Toronto.
Furthermore, F-GSQS is the aircraft involved in the incident.
As per data from Planespotters.net, F-GSQS is a 18.4 year old Boeing 777-300ER that was delivered to the French carrier back in January 2007.
Of the 777-300ER variant, Air France has 43 of them within their fleet.
Moreover, of the 43, 38 of them are in active service, with five parked, offering an average fleet age of 16.8 years.
Air France flight AF386, which declared the emergency, departed Paris at 1852 local time tonight, originally bound for Toronto.
Also, near the Channel Islands, the aircraft declared an emergency via the 7700 squawk code.
From there, the aircraft proceeded to enter a series of holds over the water, presumably to burn fuel.
Furthermore, at the time of writing (09/06/2025 @ 1913 UK time), the aircraft is still in these holds.
Reason for the Emergency on the 777 Unclear…
At this stage, the reason for the emergency onboard Air France flight AF386 Paris-Toronto is unclear.
The situation on the Boeing 777 is still developing.
It is likely we will find out more information surrounding the nature of the incident as the aircraft gets closer to Paris.
For now, this remains a developing story pending additional updates that come through.
Such updates will be at the bottom of the article:
Updates…
More to follow shortly…
