Axe falls on Air Atlanta 744 pilots in MAD
Late Thursday afternoon, Air Atlanta (or should I say Airborne and Direct Personnel acting on their behalf) terminated the contracts of 17 pilots at 14 days notice on the MAD-based 744. The news was delivered by email as seemingly nobody had the guts to deliver the message face-to-face. The reason given was contract difficulties (extending the Cubana contract) because of the inability of AA to find a serviceable 744 to continue the contract (the existing a/c due to fly off for frighter conversion). Apparently an additional aircraft became a non-starter due to the number of ADs that need to be incorporated before it could be considered serviceable!