Nah - I am, regretfully, not a pilot but I have friends in Air France who tell me they do a certain number of hours per year. I am not sure if this is their choice, a recommendation or an order but it sounds like a good idea.
Interesting, and to be applauded. I imagine this came out of AF447. I'm not aware of any other airlines that do this, though I read something about KLM sending their cadets up for some aerobatics.
Certainly moves Air France a long way up on my fly list if it's true.