News / Atlas Air vs pilots clash gets court date as protests hit Miami symposium

Atlas and ATSG pilots yesterday protested in Miami

A US judge will hear Atlas Air’s request for a preliminary injunction against alleged industrial disruption by its pilots on October 31.

District court of Columbia judge Randall Moss announced the three-day hearing as Atlas pilots protested the carrier’s “abusive corporate behaviour” outside the Cargo Facts Symposium in Miami.

Pilots and members of the Teamsters Local 1224 union have concerns about the “intensifying staffing crisis” they claim is driving operational challenges at Atlas.

Executive council chairman of Local 1224, and Atlas pilot, Robert Kirchner said the ...