Thursday, June 6, 2024 On Monday, the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP) announced that NetJets had unexpectedly filed a lawsuit in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. The lawsuit accuses the union of defamation concerning statements about safety, maintenance, and pilot training issues that have persisted for nearly a year. NJASAP, an independent labor advocate, represents the interests of over 3,400 pilots serving NetJets Aviation, Inc.
, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK). “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.” News of the filing reached NJASAP after Union leaders have repeatedly reaffirmed the Association’s commitment to working with management to address safety, training and maintenance concerns. “Despite our outreach, management has chosen not to engage us in this manner, opting instead to expend its time and energy pursuing legal action against its front-line employees rather than addressing our legitimate concerns,” Leroux said.
“Management’s retaliatory course of action .
