PARIS, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The French government will support the appointment of Air Canada AC.TO executive Ben Smith as the chief executive of Air France-KLM AIRF.PA , a government source said on Thursday.
The nomination of Smith, 46, is expected to be proposed to a board meeting later in the day. The plan has already drawn criticism from Air France unions, which objected to the appointment of a non-French national as group CEO.