Alaska Airlines le Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) kajeno ka kopanelo li phatlalalitse tumellano ea nakoana mabapi le konteraka e sisintsoeng ea lilemo tse hlano bakeng sa litsebi tsa lifofane tse ka bang 700 le basebetsi ba amanang le bona. Konteraka e sisintsweng e kenyelletsa dikeketso tse kgolo tsa meputso le ditokisetso tse ekeditsweng tsa tshireletso ya mesebetsi.
"Ke motlotlo haholo ka ts'epo ea litho tsa rona le boitlamo bo tiileng, mafolo-folo, le nako e potlakileng ea likomiti tsa lipuisano tsa Alaska le AMFA ho fihlela tumellano ena," ho boletse Bret Oestreich, molaoli oa naha oa AMFA. "Tumellano ena e fihletsoe matsatsi a 53 feela ka mor'a letsatsi la hajoale le lokisoang, kahoo e bontša bohlokoa ba ho hlokomela batho."
Lintlha tse ling tsa konteraka li ntse li haneloa ha ho ntse ho emetsoe voutu ea tumello ke litho tsa mekhatlo ea basebetsi, e lebelletsoeng ho phetheloa mathoasong a Hlakubele. Haeba e amohetsoe, konteraka e ncha e tla fetoloa ka Mphalane 2021. Konteraka ea hajoale e fetotsoe ka la 17 Oct. 2016.
"Banna le basali ba hlokomelang lifofane tsa rona ba phetha karolo ea bohlokoa ts'ebetsong ea Alaska 'me konteraka ena e bontša tsebo ea bona, menehelo le boitlamo ba bona ba tšireletso," ho boletse Kurt Kinder, motlatsi oa mopresidente oa Alaska Airlines oa tlhokomelo le boenjiniere. "Ke batla ho leboha litho tsa AMFA bakeng sa mamello ea bona nakong ea ts'ebetso ena le ho beha polokeho ka holim'a tsohle."
AMFA ke mokhatlo o moholo ka ho fetisisa oa mesebetsi ea matsoho o emelang litsebi tsa lifofane le basebetsi ba amanang le bona 'me o sebeletsa litho tsa Alaska le Southwest Airlines. Lepetjo la AMFA ke “Tshireletso moyeng e qala ka tlhokomelo ya boleng fatshe.”
Ka May Alaska Airlines e ile ea fuoa Khau ea eona ea bo-15 ea Diamond of Excellence ho tsoa ho FAA e le kananelo bakeng sa boitelo ba k'hamphani ho koetliso ea tlhokomelo. Ho feta moo, pejana selemong sena, sehlopha sa litsebi tsa tlhokomelo ea Alaska se ile sa nka sebaka sa pele Tlholisanong ea selemo le selemo ea Maintenance Aerospace e Dallas.
