Air France plans for mass job cuts anger staff – in pictures

A nearly shirtless Pierre Plissonnier, the director of Air France in Orly, runs away after being cornered by demonstrators protesting against job cuts at the airline. Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP

Air France union activists break through a gate as they storm the airline's headquarters to protest against planned mass job cuts. Jacques Brinon / AP Photo

A pilot holds a placard that reads ‘Do not touch our sky’ during a demonstration next to the Air France headquarters. Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP

Employees of Air France shout slogans during a demonstration in front of the company headquarters. Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP

Air France employees troop to the airline's headquarters to protest against a restructuring plan that could lead to 2,900 job losses. Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP

Employees of Air France protest against the proposed job cuts, which would affect 1,700 ground staff, 900 cabin crew and 300 pilots. Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP

Employees of Air France wave union flags as they take part in a demonstration in front of the company headquarters. Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP

Xavier Broseta, Air France assistant human resources manager, scrambles to escape from union members protesting outside the airline's headquarters. Jacky Naegelen / Reuters

A nearly shirtless Pierre Plissonnier, the director of Air France in Orly, gets help from security and police officers after hundreds of protesting employees invaded the airline's headquarters. Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP

Pierre Plissonnier, the director of Air France in Orly, tries to escape from a throng of protesting employees who invaded the airline's offices. Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP

Air France executives Pierre Plissonnier, left, and Xavier Broseta, shirtless, walk away from demonstrators who invaded the airline's offices. Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP

Air France assistant human resources manager Xavier Broseta, tries to flee a throng of union activists protesting proposed layoffs at the airline. Jacques Brinon / AP Photo

Air France-KLM’s plan to cut 2,900 jobs triggered a violent protest from hundreds of workers who stormed into the struggling airline’s headquarters just outside Paris.