Air France-KLM faces long haul to win around investor community

Air France-KLM chief executive Ben Smith has a long flight ahead in convincing investors the carrier can raise profitability and regain market share lost to rivals.

Canadian-born Mr Smith yesterday unveiled a five-year plan that would see the airline fatten margins and resume paying a dividend at an unspecified date. The last was in 2008, when the financial crisis ushered in years of losses and strikes.