On the sidelines of the strike of hostesses and stewards of Air France since Saturday, the Air France-KLM is struggling along on its activity and its development policy. In this context, the current social movement that will last until Wednesday could further strain the finances of the parent: in 2007, again at All Saints, a strike had caused major disruption and cost him no less 60 million euros.
Now the group through a period of turbulence. Consequence of the current economic gloom, it may well issue a warning on its results in the publication of its accounts for the period April to September under November 9, said BFM Business on Tuesday. Now he hoped to bounce back after suffering a net loss of 197 million euros over the period April to June 2011.In the wake of a meeting with management, a union then estimated at Figaro that "if growth was not at the meeting, a plan for removal on 5000 to 10,000 jobs would be to fear cash advance now."
Undermined by these uncertainties and the lack of clear prospects, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon was forced to resign last week. The directors then indicated that "he was committed to stop the evolution towards a concrete structure group Air France-KLM, to focus on recovery required the two companies." Again in control group, Jean-Cyril Spinetta immediately set the tone by giving the task to Alexander Juniac new CEO of the group, "to respond to the emergence of new competitors, particularly low cost."
Still, this strategy could exacerbate climate distrust between labor and management.