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Delta Air Lines plans to launch a new uniform program for its flight attendants and some airport customer service agents amid complaints that the required uniforms have caused serious medical problems. Hundreds of Delta employees have sued clothing manufacturer Lands’ End, claiming the current uniforms are causing skin rashes, breathing difficulties and other medical problems. The airline said Wednesday that it “plans on using this opportunity to identify more sustainable textile practices, taking greater control of the production process and offering employee a greater choice of standards.” The airline said the new uniforms will carry the OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 label, the highest standard in the textile industry for chemical testing. <br/>

Kenya Airways plans to send home some of its workers as its nationalisation starts in the next few days. The airline’s acting CE Allan Kilavuka in a memo to staff last week said the layoffs and restructuring “is part of Operation Pride turnaround programme”, KQ’s chosen route to profitability. “Roles will change; some may be enriched while others are merged. I also want to be clear that as difficult as it is, some roles will disappear altogether, resulting in redundancies,” said Kilavuka in the letter to employees. Kilavuka has, however, pledged to make the planned redundancy humane “and will involve relevant stakeholders as required by the law. The Kawu Union says sending workers home will not address the “perennial financial malady currently facing the carrier.” <br/>