Engineer wins $47,000 payout after being sacked for delaying flight
An engineer has won a $47,000 payout after being dismissed for powering down an aircraft against airline protocol, causing a 17-minute delay.
An engineer has been awarded $47,000 following his dismissal by an airline. The engineer powered down the aircraft based on his own experience and instinct rather than following company protocol, resulting in a 17-minute flight delay. The airline had argued the power-down was unnecessary and caused customer dissatisfaction.
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Engineer wins payout worth $47,000 after being sacked for delaying flight by 17 minutes
The airline argued it was unnecessary to power down the aircraft, and that the man had acted on “experience and instinct” rather than protocol, leading to a delay of 17 minutes and “customer dissatisfaction”.