Air France to present measures to respond to staff malaise on June 14

The new management of Air France will present measures to respond to a staff “malaise” on June 14, non-executive chairwoman Anne-Marie Couderc said in a letter to trade union representatives. Last month Air France-KLM appointed a trio of leaders including Couderc to run the airline while it searches for a new CEO, following a standoff over staff pay. Striking a conciliatory tone in the letter, Couderc wrote that staff had made clear there was a “malaise” inside the French airline. “This malaise is deep-rooted and goes beyond the issue of pay,” she said. “Concrete answers must be given.” The French government, already locked in a battle over reforms at state railway operator SNCF, has said it will not bail out Air France where a protracted dispute between management and unions over pay has resulted in 15 days of walkouts this year, costing the group E400m.<br/>