An extended pilots’ strike had just bled the airline of another €335 million. “If you don’t like challenges, you should not be in the airline business,” he says. People are happy, for the time being.”Smith also dismantled Joon, the rival airline Air France had created within the company. He is delighted that Air France pilots have lifted their veto on the expansion of Transavia, Air France-KLM’s low-cost subsidiary, which was hitherto limited to 40 aircraft. It had intended to order the 737 Max for Transavia, but was prevented from doing so by a pilots’ strike.

Source: The Irish Times January 24, 2020 14:26 UTC