A group of 73 US House Democratic lawmakers have sent a letter to Delta Air Lines CE Ed Bastian calling on the carrier to “immediately cease all efforts” to dissuade their ramp agents and flight attendants from joining the IAM. The May 29 letter to Bastian is the latest salvo in a barrage of criticism levelled at Delta management since a series of social media posts featuring the company’s anti-union communications went viral earlier in May, prompting scathing remarks from US Senate Democrats, including several 2020 presidential contenders. In their letter, the Democratic lawmakers said they understand the company “has been exposing workers to a coordinated series of outrageous anti-union propaganda materials, which they said, “Features misleading and deceptive claims about the role of a union and about the IAM specifically.” <br/>
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Delta has now made reinstating status an official option for loyalty-program members who have major life events, including childbirth, adoption and caring for a friend or family member, as well as matters like relocation, changing jobs or getting a graduate degree. Adopted in May, the policy called Reclaim My Status promises to reinstate your membership at the pre-life-event level for a conditional 3-month period, which is fully granted for that year if you fly at a pace equivalent to the same level of membership. While many airlines offer reinstatement on a case-by-case basis, Delta’s policy is considered the most generous in terms of the life circumstances it allows for and one of the easiest to navigate, handled through an online application. In the first week of its launch, Delta said it received approximately 5,000 applications. <br/>
An Aeromexico airliner said to have been hit by a drone last December was actually damaged when a poorly done repair on the plane caused its nose to collapse and crack as it prepared to land. An examination of the Boeing 737-800’s crimped nose cone by the company’s forensic experts ruled out a collision with a drone or any other object, including birds, according to a report it submitted to the NTSB earlier this month. Local media reports said the jetliner hit a drone as it neared Tijuana, Mexico, for a landing Dec 12. The plane’s radome was shown in photos with its front-left side caved in and cracked in multiple places. The initial story created a stir because it would have been the first time a small consumer drone was implicated in a collision with a large jet. <br/>