Amsterdam — The Dutch arm of Air France-KLM Group is seeking a change in the beleaguered carrier’s management structure in a bid to gain more influence, after a protracted French labour conflict led the company’s CEO to resign, according to a person familiar with the matter. KLM is growing increasingly frustrated with mounting losses from strikes at the Air France division, said the person, who asked not to be named because the position was not public. The unit is seeking a return to a past form of governance under which the group CEO had a Dutch deputy, the person said. That system was scrapped five years ago. An Air France-KLM spokesperson did not comment on the deputy CEO role, while saying the group had the ability to appoint a vice-chairperson. Air France-KLM, which was created in 2004 by the merger of French and Dutch national airlines, was thrown into turmoil on Friday when CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac said he would quit after employees rejected a wage offer. Since then, French mi...
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