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Old Sep 18, 2018 | 11:01 am
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Originally Posted by The Lev
Quoting from the Points Guy article linked above, which of course could be wrong):.....
The article from The Points Guy that I posted yesterday cites their source with a link to the Financial Times. Sure, the Times could be wrong too, but....


Channel NewsAsia cites AFP as their source for their article

New Air France-KLM chief vows to invest half of salary in airline

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...rline-10729574

QUOTES:

"But the (French) government has defended his appointment, citing a 19-year career at Air Canada, where he led labour negotiations ahead of the launch of a low-cost subsidiary.

The 47-year-old, who was chief operating officer at Air Canada, is also credited with turning the airline around in the wake of the 2008 global economic crisis.

"We sought out one of the top professionals in the world," Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne said on French television on Monday.

"What is urgent now is a strategic plan," she stressed. "Obviously he will be meeting with unions and I hope everyone is going to contribute to this development project for Air France."
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