China news network September 7, comprehensive Chinese reported that a few days ago, the United States Airlines internal labor dispute escalated into a terrible situation with hundreds of people's lives. A mechanic was arrested in July on suspicion of sabotaging the systems of a flight carrying 150 passengers. In a criminal complaint filed Sept. 6 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami, Arani, a mechanic at American Airlines' Miami Center, was charged with "intentionally damaging, destroying, disabling or damaging an aircraft."

On July 17, a pilot of Flight 2834, bound for the Bahamas from Miami, noticed that the flight was sending an error message and stopped taking off. The plane was immediately sent into service. Surveillance footage showed Abdul-Majeed Maroufahmedalani appearing in front of the plane at the gate. He deliberately blocked the Air Data Module (ADM) system with a dark-colored piece of styrofoam similar material, the indictment said.

Alani told law enforcement officials that he was upset about the stalled contract dispute between American and its unions, which had a large financial impact on him. Mr. Alani said he did not intend to harm the plane or its passengers. According to the indictment, he confessed that he sabotaged the plane in order to delay or cancel flights in exchange for overtime pay.

American Airlines spokeswoman Feinstein issued a statement on the evening of the 5th local time in response to the criminal complaint. "On July 17, Flight 2834 from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas, returned to the gate due to a maintenance issue," he said. Passengers boarded a new aircraft and flew to Nassau. At American Airlines, we are unwavering in our commitment to the safety of our customers and team members, and we take this matter very seriously.

"At the time of the incident, the aircraft was taken out of service for maintenance and inspections to ensure it was safe to return to the air. "American promptly notified federal law enforcement authorities who took over the investigation, and we fully cooperated with those investigations."

American filed a lawsuit against its machinists' union in May, saying they were inactive and causing thousands of flight cancellations and delays. American alleges that the mechanics illegally engaged in coordinated slowdowns to gain bargaining leverage. The lawsuit alleges that they spent "extraordinary hours repairing the aircraft" and refused to work overtime. "The probability of this kind of coordinated activity occurring at random is less than one in a billion," the lawsuit says.

The airline received preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions against the union, but executives said some slowdowns continued. The two sides are set to resume contract talks in mid-September under the supervision of the National Mediation Board. Speaking at an investor conference in Boston on Thursday, American Chairman Isom acknowledged the massive flight cancellations the airline has faced, saying union leaders had warned him it would be a "long, hot summer." "He's right. And they did." Isom said.

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