American Airlines is suing former flight attendant Gailen David for leaking the itineraries and ticketing details of American Airlines executives and improper use of the airline's trademarks in papers filed Tuesday in a North Texas District Court. The suit names David, a former Miami based international flight purser, along with ten as-yet unnamed American Airlines employees who the carrier alleges provided David with confidential passenger data for publication on his website. The papers indicate the names of the additional defendants will be added when they are determined during the discovery process. Several causes of action are also included in the suit, including breach of the duty of loyalty, breach of fiduciary duty, trade infringement and anti-dilution statutes under Texas Law, and conspiracy to commit/aiding and abetting the aforementioned.
The suit names several examples where the travel itineraries of American Airlines executives were shared publicly prior to departure. In another example, the seat assignment and frequent flier status of a retired executive's wife were published, in addition to the seat assignment of another frequent flier allegedly "bumped" to coach class on the same flight to accommodate her.
The filing goes on to state David admitted to posting the flight itineraries, but pointed out that the purpose of doing so was to expose situations where revenue customers had been downgraded to economy class:
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Source: examiner.com
By: Scott Laird
By: Scott Laird
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