Corporate restructuring at Air France-KLM. The management and staff have in fact agreed on a redundancy programme, which also involves the reduction of the medium and long-haul fleet of 34 aircraft. Which, however, according to some rumors, could lead to the cutting of 5 jobs.
Specifically, Air France-KLM communicated that it will restructure the domestic and regional activities of Air France, a new regional hub which incorporates the Regional, Britair, Airlinair and Transavia France divisions. Through the reorganization of the regional network, Air France will reduce its fleet while the low cost division Transavia will increase it to 20/22 aircraft by 2015/2016 from the current 8.
“Air France has developed a detailed industrial and strategic plan,” he said the CEO of the company Alexandre de Juniac adding that “the goals are ambitious but doable”. It is already controversial, however, with the Transalpine Minister of Transport, Frédéric Cuvillier, who declared: "The State (shareholder with 15,8% of Air France-KLM, ed.) will resolutely oppose the redundancies, if any are foreseen".
