American Airlines Demands Mechanics’ Unions Pay For ‘Enormous Financial Losses’ From Flight Delays, Cancellations
The Dallas Morning News reports that American Airlines is demanding that the mechanics’ unions pay for hundreds of flight delays and cancellations over the last two months.
“In a new court filing Tuesday, the Fort Worth-based carrier said it wants sanctions ‘sufficient to compensate American for losses caused’ from violations to a June 14 restraining order telling mechanics to cease work slowdowns to punish the company,” writes the News‘ Kyle Arnold.
U.S. District Judge John McBryde found that union maintenance workers conspired to slow down work by refusing overtime, taking more time on jobs and refusing off-site assignments. The unions have denied they slowed down work.
Read the Morning News article.
