American’s managers may fill in if flight attendants strike
By Admin Thursday, February 4, 2010American Airlines Inc. has told the Federal Aviation Administration that it may train management employees to replace flight attendants in case of a strike.
American said Tuesday that such contingency planning is normal in the airline industry during contract talks.
“We are committed to the mediation process, and our top objective remains reaching an agreement with the APFA [Association of Professional Flight Attendants] on a contract for our flight attendants,” American spokeswoman Missy Latham said… more
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