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Freddie Stubbs

(29,853 posts) Wed Jul 17, 2013, 09:59 AM Jul 2013

Asiana airlines nixes TV lawsuit over pilot names

Source: Politico

Asiana Airlines has decided not to sue a local TV station over a broadcast in which the station falsely reported racist and offensive names for the pilots in the the airline’s crash landing in San Francisco, according to reports Wednesday.

An airline spokesman told CNBC that after KTVU’s public apology, Asiana will not pursue legal action. CNN also reported Asiana no longer planned to sue.

“Asiana Airlines has decided not to proceed with the case since KTVU has issued a formal apology and in order for us to focus all our efforts on managing the aftermath of the accident,” the South Korean company said in a statement, according to Reuters.

Asiana had said on Monday that KTVU’s Friday broadcast damaged the airline’s reputation and that it would sue for defamation.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/asiana-crash-pilot-names-tv-lawsuit-94322.html?hp=r5

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Asiana airlines nixes TV lawsuit over pilot names (Original Post) Freddie Stubbs Jul 2013 OP

"focus all our efforts on managing the aftermath of the accident" SwissTony Jul 2013 #1

And, of course, they are being sued: The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #2

maybe they caught Colbert's report Skittles Jul 2013 #3

awesome Jesus Malverde Jul 2013 #4

how can you not like Colbert? Skittles Jul 2013 #5

I stopped watching colbert during the bush admin Jesus Malverde Jul 2013 #6

I cannot imagine how the bush admin would make Colbert's "character" go into overdrive Skittles Jul 2013 #7

SwissTony

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1. "focus all our efforts on managing the aftermath of the accident"

Reply to Freddie Stubbs (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 10:05 AM

Jul 2013

At least one person in the company has got his/her priorities right.

Plus it would have been a PR disaster. A TV station stuffing up is a helluva lot less serious than a pilot stuffing up.