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October 21, 2021

Surprised??? Southwest Airlines Halts Unpaid Leave Policy

“We Intend to Grant All Valid Requests for Accommodations”

Southwest Airlines has acquiesced from an earlier policy of barring employees who have not received the COVID-19 vaccination. Earlier, the company had used the Biden administration’s executive order deadline of December 8 as a cutoff, wherein any employees, no matter the reason for their unvaccinated status, would be forced on unpaid leave until treated.

Embraer, Boeing To Use ARTEX/Skytrac ELT Combo

ACR Electronics is proud of their recent contracts with two of the three largest aircraft manufacturers in the world, in which they supply their new ARTEX brand ELT 5000 (DT) with enhanced crash survivability. Their ELT is increasingly popular, as companies seek compliance with ICAO’s 2023 Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS) initiative. SKYTRAC, another company under the ACR Group umbrella with Artex, offers their Autonomous Distress Tracking System (ADT) with the ELT 5000 for an all-in-one, turnkey solution. Boeing and Embraer have both selected ACR’s joint product for full end-to-end GADSS.