Our law firm took on the case of Petitt v. Delta Air Lines not just because of our deep sympathy for Karlene Petitt’s determination to report non-compliance with federal aviation standards, but also due to our concern that Delta’s response to her efforts degrade airline safety. In a decision dated December 21, 2020, federal Administrative
...A U.S. Labor Department judge says the head of the Federal Aviation Administration helped Delta Air Lines retaliate against a pilot who raised safety concerns while he was an executive with the airline… Click below for full article https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/arbitrator-rules-faa-chief-aided-retaliation-case-74940157
...A Labor Department ruling determined that before becoming head of the Federal Aviation Administration, Steve Dickson participated in efforts by Delta Air Lines Inc management to wrongly use a psychiatric evaluation to retaliate against a pilot who raised safety concerns. The lengthy decision by a department administrative law judge concluded that Mr. Dickson, as
...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
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