Striking Air France pilots attend a demonstration near the National Assembly in Paris during their second week strike

Striking Air France pilots attend a demonstration near the National Assembly in Paris during their second week strike

Striking Air France pilots attend a demonstration near the National Assembly in Paris during their second week strike September 23, 2014. The labour dispute with French pilots over the launch of Air France-KLM’s low-cost airline Transavia in Europe could force management to abandon it, the company’s chief executive Alexandre de Juniac said on Tuesday. Speaking as a strike costing up to 20 million euros($25.7 million) daily entered its ninth day despite his promise to suspend the project to the end of the year, de Juniac said he was deeply reluctant to abandon a launch he sees as crucial to fight competition from other low-cost players, but that he might have to. The pilots wear reinterpreted sailor shirt by Armor Lux textile company and the slogan reads “pilots on strike, united for our future”. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen (FRANCE – Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)