Air France's chief executive, Jean-CyrilSpinettaJean-Cyril Spinetta, has also suggested buying bigger planes to save costs by cramming more passengers on-board.

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Air France's chief executive, Jean-Cyril Spinetta , has also suggested buying bigger planes to save costs by cramming more passengers on-board.

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It was signed by some of France's most high-profile chief executives, including Christophe de Margerie of oil firm Total, Frederic Oudea of bank Societe Generale, and Air France's Jean-Cyril Spinetta.

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"The projected growth in air traffic we see, together with the totally new standard in terms of passengers comfort and economics that the A3XX will introduce in the very large capacity market will be extremely environmentally friendly, has convinced us, " Air France president Jean-Cyril Spinetta said.

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