Air France-KLM CEO To Forego Bonus, Wants Faster Restructuring

Thierry Dubois Helen Massy-Beresford April 23, 2020
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Air France-KLM’s CEO Ben Smith
Credit: Air France-KLM
PARIS/LYON—Air France-KLM’s CEO Ben Smith said he would forego his 2020 bonus and promised to speed up restructuring as the airline group moved closer to securing a multi-billion-euro state-guaranteed loan from France. “I would like to highlight and repeat the commitment I made on March 16, 2020 to...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. 

Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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