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Atlas Air pilots protest management 'failures that strain operation'
来源：shippingazette.com 编辑：编辑部 发布：2017/11/03 10:25:20
THE first hearing in a lawsuit filed by Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) and units Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo, against its pilots before US District Court in Washington DC.
Teamsters Local 1224, which represents AAWW pilots, claims the lawsuit was filed to "dodge blame for the company's failures to address the staffing and operational challenges threatening its ability to deliver for customers like DHL Express and Amazon."
New court documents filed by the pilots and their union, including declarations from industry experts, are said to reveal "management's systemic disregard for its employees and growing issues related to the carriers' rapidly-expanding flight operations, calling into question every element of the company's claims." AAWW is contracted to fly 20 planes for Amazon Prime Air by 2018.
"We agree with Atlas: Our airlines face serious challenges that threaten our ability to get the job done for customers like Amazon and DHL. But company executives are trying to blame pilots for their own management failures and intransigence that created this crisis," said Atlas Air pilot and president of Teamsters Local 1224, Daniel Wells.
Teamsters Local 1224, which represents AAWW pilots, claims the lawsuit was filed to "dodge blame for the company's failures to address the staffing and operational challenges threatening its ability to deliver for customers like DHL Express and Amazon."
New court documents filed by the pilots and their union, including declarations from industry experts, are said to reveal "management's systemic disregard for its employees and growing issues related to the carriers' rapidly-expanding flight operations, calling into question every element of the company's claims." AAWW is contracted to fly 20 planes for Amazon Prime Air by 2018.
"We agree with Atlas: Our airlines face serious challenges that threaten our ability to get the job done for customers like Amazon and DHL. But company executives are trying to blame pilots for their own management failures and intransigence that created this crisis," said Atlas Air pilot and president of Teamsters Local 1224, Daniel Wells.