Air France talks on 2,900 job cuts abandoned as executive loses his shirt

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Air France’s plan to cut 2,900 jobs resulted in executives being assaulted at the group’s headquarters yesterday – a move unlikely to help the workers’ position with both carrier and government. The airline, which had been unable to make a deal with staff before the September 29 deadline, announced instead a redundancy plan, along with cutting some long haul routes to Asia, cancelling its 787 orders and cutting its fleet by 14 aircraft, to 93.

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