Air Littoral rises anew from ashes of Swissair
Marc Dufour, president of French independent regional airline Air Littoral, finds the prospects “encouraging” for this year–a bold statement coming just mo
Marc Dufour, president of French independent regional airline Air Littoral, finds the prospects “encouraging” for this year–a bold statement coming just months after the collapse of Swissair, its former owner.
The restructuring plan formulated by Dufour, who took over the Montpellier, France-based airline last June, involves reducing the workforce by 185 to 1,000 through voluntary resignations, optimizing the fleet and reorganizing its route network. Air Littoral has reduced the number of aircraft deployed from 39 to 32 and the type of aircraft used from four to three after selling its Fokker 100s. It now flies 17 fifty-seat CRJ100s, 10 ATR 42-500s and five Fokker 70s.
