Aviation
Air Traffic Controller suspended over Facebook post.
AN Air Traffic Controller is facing mental and physical anguish after being suspended without pay over a Facebook conversation among colleagues “about matters at work”.
This according to Christopher Joefield, the First Vice President of the Public Services Association (PSA) who called a press conference in Port of Spain on Wednesday.
Joefield said the PSA had decided to file high court action against the Civil Aviation Authority of Trinidad and Tobago because of the alleged harassment, intimidation and victimisation of an air traffic controller whose name was given.
Joefield explained that the employee was a member of a secret Facebook group and he and his friends were engaging in a conversation about matters of work. Joefield said this information came to the attention of management of the Civil Aviation Authority.
Joefield said the CAA decided to take disciplinary action against the worker but what would have been discussed in that group…ought not to have led to any Tribunal.
He added “further, the procedural fairness showed a lot of bias on the part of the Civil Aviation Authority.”
Joefield criticized the CAA for hiring a Senior Counsel in the matter as an example of “management’s will to spare no expense to abuse their employees.”
“The employee was suspended for two weeks without pay.
Joefield said this led to stress on the part of the employee and as a result he had to undergo a number medical tests ” to ensure that his health is not compromised by the actions of his employer”.
The Express contacted the CAA in an attempt to get its side of the story and a message was left with the Authority’s Director General’s voicemail.
Courtesy : Daily express
Aviation
No More Jet Airways. Supreme Court Says “No Choice”, Orders Liquidation
Jet Airways was once one of India’s leading airlines, known for its service and extensive network. Founded in 1993, it served millions of passengers, connecting cities across India and international destinations.
However, since grounding its flights in April 2019, Jet Airways has struggled to navigate financial turbulence, leading to years of efforts to revive the airline and return it to the skies.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ordered the liquidation of Jet Airways, citing “no choice” but to take this decisive step after the resolution plan failed to meet creditor obligations. The court invoked its extraordinary powers under Article 142, which allows it to make orders for “complete justice” in any case, overriding previous tribunal rulings.
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The Jalan-Kalrock Consortium (JKC), which had won the bid to revive Jet, faced criticism for not fulfilling payment commitments to creditors, which included major banks like the State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank.
The Supreme Court’s ruling pointed to “peculiar and alarming” issues surrounding the resolution plan’s implementation, leading to its conclusion that liquidation was the only feasible outcome.
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Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, alongside Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, emphasized that while liquidation should be a last resort, it was necessary as the resolution plan was “no longer capable of implementation.”
In line with this decision, the court ordered that the ₹200 crore already infused by JKC be forfeited and directed the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in Mumbai to appoint a liquidator to oversee the process.
JKC, a partnership between Murari Jalan, a UAE-based Indian entrepreneur, and Florian Fritsch, a Jet shareholder through Kalrock Capital Partners Limited, had taken ownership of Jet Airways two years after it was grounded. The consortium’s inability to fulfill its financial obligations has now led to this final verdict, marking the end of an era for Jet Airways in India.
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