NetJets Aviation Inc. is a provider of luxury private air
transportation. The company is a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire
Hathaway.
NetJets has alleged pilots were
"spiking" fatigue rates, increasing the frequency of documenting
maintenance issues on aircraft, and refusing to voluntarily extend their duty
days.
The pilot’s union, NJASAP, says NetJets failed to provide
any evidence to substantiate their claims.
NetJets attorneys demanded the union take disciplinary
action, up to and including imposing financial penalties, against any pilots who
engaged in such behavior.
“The company issued this demand while, once again, failing
to identify a single pilot who engaged in any of the alleged conduct,”
NJASAP said in a press release. The union adamantly denies it engaged in any
effort to slow down NetJets operations.
“We have issued a communication to our members to cease and
desist any individual efforts to do so," NJASAP President Capt. Pedro
Leroux said. "We view NetJets' letter and threats as its latest
attempt to censor NJASAP's ability to communicate with its members about
important matters that affect flight crew and owner and customer safety."
Leroux went on to emphasize that NJASAP will vigorously
defend itself against all allegations and will not be intimidated in its
efforts to effectively represent the membership's interests.
