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American Airlines Pilots are Complaining That Their Uniforms Are Making Them Sick
By Joseph Hincks
A U.S. airline is get- ting hot under the collar and this time it's not United. Around 100 American Airlines (AAL, -3.09%) pilots have come forward with complaints of rashes, itching, and other symptoms, prompting an avia- tion union's survey on pilots' reactions to their uniforms, Bloomberg reports.
If this sounds famil- iar it's because it
has happened before: back in December, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) said that some 1,600 American Airlines staff had complained of adverse reactions to their new uniform and called for a total recall by the airline. That number has now surpassed 3,000, according to the APFA.
American Airlines Group, however, counts only about
800 complaints. It has undertaken test- ing on the uniform's materials and given affected employees the option to wear their old uniforms or exchange new ones for a replacement made from different materials or issued by a different suppli- er. However, it has refused the union's call for a total recall of the uniforms, which were distrib- uted to about 70,000 employees in September 2016.
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