Aigle Azur, the oldest French airline, was placed Monday in receivership, resulting in a cancellation of all flights from Friday night.

Force Ouvrière called Friday the government "to take all its responsibilities" to "preserve the jobs" of the airline Aigle Azur, which was placed Monday in receivership and all flights are canceled from Friday night.

If "the emergency is the repatriation of passengers and crews" whose aircraft will be grounded, "at the same time, we must find a buyer" and "the Ministry of Transport must take all its responsibilities" because it "plays" a pivotal role "in the aviation sector, said in a statement the federation FO transport (FEETS FO).

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"Nothing would justify job cuts"

Employing some 1,150 people, Aigle Azur must find a buyer to avoid sinking. Potential buyers have until Monday at noon to submit their offer. A works council (EC) is convened Monday afternoon. Pleading for a recovery of Aigle Azur with "the maintenance of employment of all employees", FO says that "the lines operated by Aigle Azur enjoy a very good attendance". "Nothing would justify job cuts," says the union.

The federation stresses that "the elected officials FO in the company denounce since many months its management and its financial state", a situation "known to a large number of actors of the sector, private and public". The Aigle Azur FO union is calling on workers to protest Monday at 11 am in front of the Ministry of Transport in Paris, the statement said. For its part, the union of pilots SNPL fell back from 9:00 to 11:00 its call to demonstrate Saturday at the airport of Orly, one learned Friday with this organization.

According to the SNPL, Monday's agenda of Monday provides for "the review of recovery projects" that may have been filed and "information-consultation of the EC on a possible liquidation" of the company.