Air
France has said it will go ahead with plans to develop its low cost airline
within France despite objections from striking pilots.
Conditions
at the budget operator are the main sticking point between management and Air
France pilots.
Talks
on Thursday failed to find a resolution to the 12 day old strike.
Air
France said demands that pilots at the new operation receive the same pay and
conditions as at Air France were incompatible with the low-cost model.
The
pilots are demanding that the same contract be offered to all pilots across
Air-France KLM's subsidiaries.
No single contract
Air
France originally hoped to develop its low cost operation, Transavia, via
regional hubs around Europe. But
