Mumbai, Jan. 25 -- Air France has selected Michelin as the exclusive tyre supplier for its aircraft fleet.

The French tyre company now will equip Air France's short, medium- and long-haul aircraft with new or retreaded tyres notably produced at the Saint Doulchard plant in Bourges, France.

Michelin said it will supply its Radial Michelin AIRX tyre having NZG (Near Zero Growth) technology, which provides aircraft tyres with greater durability and exceptional resistance.

Michelin has been a tyre supplier for Air France over ten years and both companies, over the next decade, will continue to work together and steer the field of innovation towards a shared ambition, to reduce the carbon footprint.

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