- A mechanic with American Airline Group (NASDAQ:AAL) has been charged in federal court with sabotaging the navigation system of a flight bound for the Bahamas from Miami by inserting a piece of foam into the inlet of the plane's air data module.
- The mechanic claims his intention wasn't to cause harm to the aircraft, but to cause a delay or have the flight cancelled in anticipation of obtaining overtime work.
- The American flight was canceled and the plane was put out of service.
- Earlier this year, American claimed in a lawsuit that some mechanics were unlawfully engaging in a slowdown to gain leverage in labor negotiations.
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