A private aircraft on the ramp. [File Photo, Courtesy: NetJets]
Key Takeaways:
NetJets terminated two high-ranking officials of its pilots union (NJASAP), including the vice president, both long-term captains with "unblemished records."
NJASAP claims the terminations are "unlawful, unjust, and in retaliation" for the officials' role in negotiating a recent $1.6B contract; NetJets has offered no comment.
This incident marks the latest development in ongoing tensions between NetJets and its pilot union, following a previous defamation lawsuit filed by the company.
Two high-ranking elected officials within the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP)—including the union’s vice president—were recently terminated from the company in what the labor group is calling an “unprecedented” move.
The NJASAP represents NetJets’ 3,430 pilots and recently signed a new contract with the world’s largest private jet operator.
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