Aviator Fired For Refusing Immediate Flight Into Hurricane Activity

A former corporate aviator was awarded $1.9 million in damages in a court case that saw his termination for a desire to postpone flight into hurricane activity. His employer said that his failure to fly when ordered constituted unjust abandonment of his duties, while he believes his actions were made in the interest of safety. The jury found his evidence convincing, believing he acted in accordance with his duties as the pilot in command. The event occurred in September of 2017, when Justinic was tasked to fly an insurance adjuster out of Ohio to survey recent hurricane damage to Columbia Sussex hotel properties in Puerto Rico by the aircraft operator, Airtech LLC. The flight

Will Now Take Place April 5-7, 2022 At The San Diego Convention Center

The most recent concerns about the latest COVID variant (of others to come, or so the virologists say...) is causing a number of organizations to rethink their plans to get together any time soon... and the latest casualty comes, reluctantly, from the folks of NBAA. The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced the postponement of the 2022 NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC2022), which was scheduled for Jan. 18-21, 2022, in San Diego, CA, and will now take place April 5-7, 2022, at the San Diego Convention Center. In announcing this decision, NBAA noted the fluid situation surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19).