Buffett's NetJets sues pilots' union for defamation
NetJets, the luxury plane unit of billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, sued its 3,400-member pilots union for defamation over statements about its commitment to safety and training pilots. The lawsuit filed on Monday in a state court in Columbus, Ohio, where NetJets is based, seeks unspecified damages. It follows years of often contentious relations between the carrier and the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots. "NJASAP stands by the concerns we have raised about pilot training and the safety and maintenance cultures--concerns that have only increased in intensity in recent months," the union's president Pedro Leroux said on Wednesday. "We view the lawsuit as an attempt to silence us." Neither NetJets nor its lawyers immediately responded to requests for comment. Buffett flies on NetJets planes, and in 2015 told Berkshire shareholders "we have no anti-union agenda whatsoever."<br/>
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Buffett's NetJets sues pilots' union for defamation
NetJets, the luxury plane unit of billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, sued its 3,400-member pilots union for defamation over statements about its commitment to safety and training pilots. The lawsuit filed on Monday in a state court in Columbus, Ohio, where NetJets is based, seeks unspecified damages. It follows years of often contentious relations between the carrier and the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots. "NJASAP stands by the concerns we have raised about pilot training and the safety and maintenance cultures--concerns that have only increased in intensity in recent months," the union's president Pedro Leroux said on Wednesday. "We view the lawsuit as an attempt to silence us." Neither NetJets nor its lawyers immediately responded to requests for comment. Buffett flies on NetJets planes, and in 2015 told Berkshire shareholders "we have no anti-union agenda whatsoever."<br/>