Rumoured appointment of Air Canada COO faces resistance from French unions
Profits drop almost 80% as industrial action and higher oil prices take their toll
Troubled airline has been without a chief executive since May
Rising demand cannot negate the effects of industrial strife and a leadership vacuum
Veolia CFO hits out at French state intervention in appointment process
Hotelier approaches investors in part to alleviate concerns about foreign ownership
Craig Kreeger will be replaced by the group’s current CCO, Shai Weiss
What a stake in a struggling airline can give the hotelier is far from clear
Deal could allow French state to sell down its position in troubled airline
French leader faces decisions on next chief and whether to keep open bailout option
French government’s rejection of a bailout for airline adds to investor concerns
Chief executive is French carrier’s latest boss to fall victim to unions
Jean-Marc Janaillac had aimed to end strikes that have hit airline hard
Executives of Franco-Dutch group met Italian commissioners to discuss joining auction
Chairman warns that without intervention other state-owned carriers ‘will eat our lunch’
Tie-up with Air France-KLM aims to create a formidable force on transatlantic market
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