"French EasyJet pilots appeal appeal to founder Stelios over cost cuts", 12 August 2017

EasyJet Plc’s French pilots have appealed to Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the U.K. discount carrier’s founder and biggest shareholder, to intervene in a dispute with management over the impact of cost cuts. The SNPL union wrote to Stelios [...] complaining that the Luton, England-based company’s Lean savings program has led to flight cancellations, delays in the payment of more than 500,000 euros ($591,000) in wages, rifts with suppliers and concerns about safety amid crew fatigue... EasyJet said by email that it’s "surprised" by the complaints, having engaged the union in a "continuous constructive dialog", adding that it "would never compromise on safety." [...] A representative of Stelios, who founded EasyJet in 1995 [...], didn’t respond to requests for comment.