NetJets sues pilots’ union to silence safety conerns

On Monday, the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots received notice that NetJets had filed a surprise lawsuit in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, alleging the Union has defamed the Fractional in statements regarding safety, maintenance and pilot training concerns dating back almost a year. An independent labor advocate, NJASAP represents the interests of the 3,400-plus pilots who fly in the service of NetJets Aviation. a Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) company. “NJASAP stands by the concerns we have raised about pilot training and the safety and maintenance cultures – concerns that have only increased in intensity in recent months,” NJASAP President Capt. Pedro Leroux said. “We view the lawsuit as an attempt to silence us, however, NJASAP has a federally protected right and an organizational and moral responsibility to our members – the NetJets pilots – and to our customers to raise safety issues, and we will continue to do just that.”