This Friday 4 Maythe majority of Air France employees responded "No to the proposed wage agreement launched by the CEO of Air France-KLM in an attempt to put an end to the strike. strike. All Air France employees were invited to answer the question "To enable a positive outcome to the current dispute, are you in favour of the pay deal proposed on 16 April 2018?". 55,44% responded negatively (with a participation rate of 80.33%). Jean-Marc Janaillacwho had made his continuation conditional on the outcome of this consultation, immediately announced that he would be stepping down. resignation in front of journalists.
Transitional governance to be announced on 15 May
Following this, the Air France-KLM Board of Directors met on Saturday. At the meeting, Jean-Marc Janaillac confirmed his decision to tender his resignation, while agreeing to take over as CEO of Air France-KLM.remain in office until 15 May. The Board of Directors will then announce ". a transitional governance solution" . " The members of the Board of Directors reaffirmed their commitment to full and total support to Jean-Marc Janaillac. They deplore the situation that has led to the departure of a Chairman who has enabled the Group to pursue a successful development. growth strategy and improve its financial performance" .
the period ahead does not allow any negotiations to take place
As a result, the airline remains in a turbulent zone, with a new day of strike action on 7 May. On Monday, the mobilisation rate reached 14.2 % for pilots, 18.1 % for cabin crew and 10 % for ground staff. Against this backdrop, Air France plans to85% of its flight scheduleThis includes 99 % on long-haul flights, 80 % on medium-haul flights to and from Paris-Charles de Gaulle and 87 % on short-haul flights to and from Paris-Orly. In a press release published on Sunday, management is understandably pessimistic: " Air France deplores the continuation of these strikes at a time when it is impossible to enter into any negotiations to put an end to them." .
