Dutch court ruled in KLM favour in pension dispute-Air France-KLM

Air France-KLM said Tuesday an Amsterdam court had ruled in favour of its Dutch arm KLM in a pension dispute with a pilots' union. The Dutch Airline Pilots Association, which represents 98% of KLM's pilots, had accused KLM of reneging on a commitment made in a collective bargaining agreement to increase pension entitlements in line with inflation. "KLM is confident it will be able to arrive at a suitable solution with the VNV," Air France-KLM said. The airline group has already faced industrial action by pilots and cabin crew at Air France and strike threats from ground staff and cabin crew at the Dutch unit. <br/>