Airlines
Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith Meets with French Unions
Air France chief executive and human resources director ousted; ex-Air Canada Exec Oltion Carkaxhija to lead talks

In the two weeks since assuming his role as CEO of Air France-KLM, Ben Smith has already made several changes aimed at breaking the deadlock with Air France unions and bringing the loss-making French unit back to profitability. He has assumed the chief executive position of Air France from Franck Terner and the airline’s head of human resources, Gilles Gateau, is leaving. Meanwhile, Smith has recruited former Air Canada colleague Oltion Carkaxhija to lead the negotiations with trade unions.