Air France suspends negotiations pending new management structure

Air France has urged unions to call off planned strikes as it promised measures to improve the daily lives of its staff, but warned no new pay negotiations would take place while it is still run by an interim management team. Air France-KLM is in the thick of a labour conflict over pay that so far has cost the company its former CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac as well as E400m following 15 strike days since February. Four more strike days are planned for June 23-26. “Air France management is calling on the inter-union association to lift its strike notice from June 23-26, which would worsen the company’s situation and have a major impact on our customers on the eve of the busy summer period,” the airline said after Air France and Air France-KLM non-executive chair Anne-Marie Couderc and Air France CEO Franck Terner presented new measures to the Air France Central Works Council on June 14.<br/>