NetJets filed a complaint for defamation and violations of the Ohio Deceptive Trade Practices Act in the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County against the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP). The lawsuit seeks relief because of the union’s “repeated and false publications” calling into question NetJets pilots’ experience and capabilities, its pilot training and safety programs, safety culture, new flight planning system and processes, and the company’s “longstanding commitment to safety.”
The central issue of the complaint is that NJASAP’s public outreach contains “materially false statements of fact.” This outreach includes contact with “existing and potential customers, via website postings, social media, press releases, and even advertisements in the Wall Street Journal,” according to the complaint. NetJets explained that its pilot hiring, training, safety culture, and new flight planning system are industry-leading, unrivaled, and beneficial for safety.
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