Posted on 11/01/2019 1:47:44 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
“The 28,000 flight attendants working for American Airlines refuse to walk onto a plane that may not be safe and are calling for the highest possible safety standards to avoid another tragedy,” Association of Professional Flight Attendants President Lori Bassani said in the letter.
The letter, dated Oct. 30, followed two days of congressional hearings in Washington during which lawmakers grilled Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg about the development of the 737 MAX following two crashes that killed 346 people and led to the aircraft’s worldwide grounding in March.
American Airlines Group (AAL.O) is the second largest U.S. operator of the 737 MAX, with 24 jets in its fleet at the time of the grounding and dozens more on order.
Bassani told Muilenburg that the hearings show breakdowns in supervision of the 737 MAX and raise questions about the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) resources for oversight.
Bassani was in Washington on Wednesday meeting with dozens of elected officials.
According to the letter, she wants to make sure her group has all the information needed to assess the safety of sending her crews back to work once the aircraft receives FAA approval.
Boeing spokesman Gordon Johndroe in an emailed statement said Muilenburg had received the letter and will be responding soon.
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Seems like a reasonable request by flight personnel.
Sounds like there will be a lot of openings at AA for flight attendants.
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Won’t affect me as I will avoid that plane at all costs.
I agree. Just saying AA’s labor history is not particularly good. (or smart)
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