Despite pressure to stop the movement, including the new call from Prime Minister Manuel Valls to stop an “unbearable” strike, the pilots rejected the latest proposals from management.
Since September 15 They are protesting against the conditions of development of the low cost subsidiary of Air France Transavia. They have obtained the abandonment of the Transavia Europe, they want guarantees on working conditions at Transavia France.
A plane on two average stays on the ground since the beginning of the movement. On Saturday, the company has planned to provide more than one flight of two, a slight improvement from the day before (48%).
As the first day, strikers remain majority Saturday at 57 %, depending on the airline.
On Friday, a crisis seemed to be emerging. Management had submitted the pilot unions plan “to end the crisis” on the basis of its unchanged Transavia France, the low cost subsidiary Hexagon project.
Management proposed to maintain the need to use the drivers “to the operating conditions and remuneration of Transavia France to ensure the competitiveness of the latter and its development as a complement to the Air France network.”
A solution is on the table
Considering that it “does not address the concerns of the profession,” the National Union of Airline Pilots (SNPL majority) has asked the government appointed “without delay a independent ombudsman “, making it a condition for ending the strike.
The pilots fear that their Air France (benefits to the works council, health coverage, longer recovery time) status melt profit from that proposed in Transavia, less advantageous.
Matignon and the management of Air France have opposed an estoppel. “A solution to end the conflict on the table, pilots to grasp. There is no need to launch a new negotiation with a mediator. Everyone is now facing its responsibility, “do we argued at Matignon.
The State holds 16% stake.
” After dozens of hours of negotiation, “no question of appointing a mediator, found his side management.
But she also wanted to emphasize that the position of the company” is extremely delicate, “losing every day” 20 million euros. “
The strike notice of SNPL runs until Tuesday, September 30 inclusive. The SPAF second representative union, aligned himself Friday on that date, accusing the leadership of being “responsible for the deterioration of the situation.”
Several demonstrations have gathered in recent days the company’s employees hostile to the movement of drivers.
The industry (airports, tour operators, etc.) have them pointed out that the strike was “catastrophic for the French aviation industry.”
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