In a decision dated December 21, 2020, federal Administrative Law Judge Scott R. Morris found Delta Air Lines, Inc. guilty of having used a compulsory psychiatric examination as a “weapon” against Dr. Karlene Petitt after she raised safety issues related to the airline’s flight operations. Dr. Petitt has been a pilot for over forty years, has a
...MECHANICS UNION DEFEATS CORONA VIRUS-BASED FURLOUGHS – AIRLINE’S INVOCATION OF FORCE MAJEURE REJECTED In a decision dated September 18, 2020, Arbitrator Fredric R. Horowitz rejected Alaska Airlines’ position that job security provisions negotiated by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) could be nullified by advent of the COVID-19 pandemic based on a force majeure
...Nominee to lead FAA faces questions about tenure at Delta By DAVID KOENIG and TOM KRISHERJuly 6, 2019 The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into whether Delta Air Lines violated FAA rules about promoting safety at a time when President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency was in charge of Delta’s flight operations.
...FAA reassigns three in office overseeing Southwest Airlines: source 2 MIN READ A Southwest airplane sits on the tarmac in Austin, Texas, U.S., March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration has reassigned three managers in its office overseeing Southwest Airlines Co, a person briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.
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