APFA union asks full recall of health problem uniforms 30 Nov 2016
Mar 16, 2017, 5:31 pm
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Mar 16, 2017, 5:57 pm
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"American Airlines CEO admits crew uniform debacle is a 'huge problem', 15 March 2017, FoxNews.com (link)
Another article, a couple of days earlier: "American Airlines CEO Doug Parker calls uniform crisis 'huge problem', Mar 13, 2017, 2:35pm CDT (link)
Mar 17, 2017, 12:28 am
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The source is a Hungarian article which I won't bother you with, I did some cursory Googling to find a more or less matching article and yes, it's the foxnews one. <removed OT OMNI content>
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Apr 25, 2017, 8:54 pm
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Looks like Fern has had enough of the uniform drama and is leaving AA:
http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/n...rm-crisis.html
That's too bad. Those of us from LUS remember Fern from Dividend Miles. He did good work there and built one of the better legacy FFPs. In spite of the areas where US was behind the other legacy carriers, Dividend Miles stood out as a gem. I had the opportunity to speak with Fern during a Star Mega Do and got the impression that he was the architect of a lot of positive initiatives from a passenger point of view. Sorry to see him go.
http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/n...rm-crisis.html
That's too bad. Those of us from LUS remember Fern from Dividend Miles. He did good work there and built one of the better legacy FFPs. In spite of the areas where US was behind the other legacy carriers, Dividend Miles stood out as a gem. I had the opportunity to speak with Fern during a Star Mega Do and got the impression that he was the architect of a lot of positive initiatives from a passenger point of view. Sorry to see him go.
Apr 26, 2017, 12:26 am
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That's too bad. Those of us from LUS remember Fern from Dividend Miles. He did good work there and built one of the better legacy FFPs. In spite of the areas where US was behind the other legacy carriers, Dividend Miles stood out as a gem. I had the opportunity to speak with Fern during a Star Mega Do and got the impression that he was the architect of a lot of positive initiatives from a passenger point of view. Sorry to see him go.
Jun 21, 2017, 9:02 pm
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Looks like AA is dropping the Twin Hill contract and shopping for a new supplier:
https://consumerist.com/2017/06/21/a...-new-uniforms/
https://consumerist.com/2017/06/21/a...-new-uniforms/
Jun 22, 2017, 8:13 am
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Was behind an FA and a pilot at TSA in TPA recently. The pilot was noting that he's been buying his own uniform shirts because the AA supplied one wore out and lost buttons very quickly. It sounded like the FA had experienced a number of the health issues.
Getting staff to buy their own uniform is one way to save cash
Getting staff to buy their own uniform is one way to save cash