Offshore aviation maintenance is a disaster waiting to happen. American Airlines is the only major air carrier that keeps the bulk of its repair work here in the United States. TWU members who go through necessary background checks and training maintain AA planes and ensure passenger safety. Foreign maintenance allows companies to forgo employee background checks and FAA inspectors are forbidden from making spot checks and surprise inspections.

TWU continues to fight to keep aircraft maintenance here at home and keep the flying public safe. Read more here.