Air France gets tough with pilots union

Air France is getting tough with its pilots’ union.

According to Airwise News, it is threatening to cut 10% of its long-haul network by 2017 unless pilots accept cost-cutting changes to their work conditions.

This is in an effort to increase its long-haul routes’ profitability – aiming at making 80% of them profitable compared to its currently rather-miserable 50%.

According to informed sources, Air France may also target a small number of long-haul flights as low-cost routes.

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