The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and Business Travel Coalition (BTC) are leading the way in the formation of a business-labor partnership that addresses and influences the safety and homeland security issues surrounding critical airline maintenance outsourcing in the absence of a single, high regulatory standard and stringent FAA oversight.

The Coalition to Legislate Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Reform was formed following the first Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Summit, held in Washington, DC on February 11, 2008 and sponsored by IBT and BTC. Participants included the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA), Professional Aviation Safety Specialists AFL-CIO (PASS), Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), and Congressional staff. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Congressman James Oberstar (D-MN) provided pre-recorded remarks.

Listen to Summit proceedings from the IBT Website here. Find additional background information and analysis a at BTC Issue Center here.