MAYDAY AIR JAMAICA

Let us unite in the diaspora to take back our country from corruption and decadence...stand up for truth and integrity ..stand up for victimized workers, and the right of our traveling public and visitors to our island right to safe skies, where air safety is not dictated by politics and politicians but by the people with the knowledge of how to ensure safe skies. The sale of Air Jamaica to foreign interest is not in our national interest let us support JALPA and the Air Jamaica workers in their bid to acquire our national airline. Politicians have silenced air safety issues in Air Jamaica and placed us all at risk. Now we have the national asset being sold to Caribbean Airlines while the pilots are prepared to acquire and /or should be assisted with the workers in acquiring the airline. Together we can begin to stem this corruption, do justice to our workers and influence the sale of our only remaining national asset. Business-man Gordon Butch Stewart successfully operated and grew the airline, during his ownership. We now seem again to require both his capital and expertise. Mr Stewart who presided during the period where I was unjustly dismissed was therefore unjustly enriched during the same period. What is proposed is that my claim as outlined below against the Jamaican government is for US $26 million, Mr Stewart, then as an angel investor who previously benefitted from the airlines, would now match this sum and provide this as operating capital over the short term, take an equity position and provide management while additional financing is sought. The government of Jamaica should advise the IMF that they have settled with me and given the settlement to the pilots representing their purchase and for an additional $1.00 should transfer ownership while providing an initial line of credit for the first year operating cash requirements to assist the workers. This would benefit all the Jamaican people, provide a plan to stop the drain on the taxpayer, while providing the employment our country so desperately needs and more importantly recognize the role of the tourist sector and its participants. Mr Butch Stewart has to be involved in the resolution of both the sale of Air Jamaica and damages flowing from my unjust dismissal and victimization during which he was unjustly enriched. The Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller removed my matter via the attorney general from the Supreme Court in Sept 2006. This is the only politician with a demonstrated integrity from either party in the matter of Air Jamaica and its workers. Again I call upon the leader of the opposition for assistance, beyond just the pilots and to the workers of Jamaica, as once again the airline is under siege.

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Mayday Air Jamaica appeals to Butch Stewart and The Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller to intervene in the sale of Air Jamaica for the benefit of the Aviation Industry, Tourism and the country

Organization says that Gordon Butch Stewart who had identified the carrier as the single most important economic weapon held by the Jamaican Government is the only person uniquely qualified to invest in and operate the carrier for the benefit of the island as a whole.

Miami February 03 2010.- A former president of the Jamaica Airline Pilots Association (JALPA) has sent an open letter to both Gordon Butch Stewart and the Leader of the Opposition the Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller requesting thier intervention in and outlining a proposal for the workers to acquire the carrier to the benefit of the taxpayer.

Wesley Sampson and his organization, Mayday Air Jamaica (http://www.maydayairjamaica.com) had earlier on Nov 19 09, in an open letter to Spirit re; their bid to purchase Air Jamaica, expressed concerns over the ownership of the National Airline falling into the hands of an overseas investor and the potential to comprise the strategic needs of Jamaica as a nation.

“We note where under the leadership of Butch Stewart the airline increased the route structure, upgraded equipment and added to the wealth of the country, the fact is the Airline can be profitable operated and return a profit to the tax payer for their losses over the years once it has been properly divested” said Sampson

Mayday Air Jamaica supports the proposed settlement in the matter of the unjust dismissal and unjust enrichment, which would settle damages by awarding the workers the airline and provide an equity position for Butch Stewart, thereby protecting the critical tourist sector, and is the best solution. This however requires the intervention of both Mr. Butch Stewart and the Hon Portia Simpson-Miller.

Contact W. Sampson email admin@maydayairjamaica.com or Tel: 786 340 4173

Press Release

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mayday Air Jamaica Takes Stand Against Spirit Airlines’ Bid to Purchase Air Jamaica

Organization says Miami International picket could disrupt winter travel

MIAMI, Nov. 19, 2009 – A former president of the Jamaica Airline Pilots Association (JALPA) has sent an open letter to Spirit Airlines, asking the low-cost carrier to drop its bid to purchase Air Jamaica and disclose the purchase price to the current and former Air Jamaica employees who are determined to keep the country’s only airline under Jamaican ownership - even if it means purchasing it themselves.

Wesley Sampson and his organization, Mayday Air Jamaica (http://www.maydayairjamaica.com), mean business: If Spirit Airlines does not walk away from the deal, Mayday Air Jamaica and its supporters will picket at Air Jamaica in Miami on December 15. Sampson is staging the peaceful protest knowing full well its potential to disrupt holiday travel at one of the nation’s busiest hubs.

“According to the United Nations’ Human Development Index, which measures the percentage of a population suffering from malnourishment, Jamaica is one of the ten poorest countries in the world,” Sampson stated. “Air Jamaica is our one remaining national treasure, our only resource to hand down to the children of Jamaica in hopes of a better future for them. It is unconscionable to take this asset out of Jamaican hands and place it under the control and ownership of private foreign nationals when we have capable, experienced Jamaicans ready, willing and able to purchase and run the airline right now.”

Mayday Air Jamaica contends the national airline of Jamaica is the only net foreign exchange earner the government of Jamaica owns; to remove it completely from Jamaican ownership would be to push the country further into poverty. In addition to asking Spirit Airlines to withdraw its offer to buy Air Jamaica and publicly disclose the terms of its purchase deal, Mayday Air Jamaica is asking the Jamaican government to sell the airline to the employees at the same terms, at a 20% discount designed to show support for the people of Jamaica.

Sampson, an American citizen, and his colleagues in the Mayday Air Jamaica cause who are standing by in hopes of purchasing Air Jamaica are not seeking to shut out Spirit Airlines completely. The group is open to talking with Spirit Airlines about the U.S. carrier’s specific needs on the route in which it is primarily interested in operating.

“Mayday Air Jamaica’s intent is to use all peaceful and legal means at its disposal, including picketing at Miami International and boycotting all potential foreign buyers, to discourage foreign interests from pursuing the purchase of Air Jamaica and to convince the government of Jamaica to sell the national airline to its current and former employees,” Sampson finished.

A petition supporting Mayday Air Jamaica’s platform is now circulating at Miami International, and discussion is underway at Mayday Air Jamaica’s blog, http://blog.maydayairjamaica.com.

Contact:

Wesley Sampson

Mayday Air Jamaica

786-340-4192

admin@maydayairjamaica.com

http://www.maydayairjamaica.com

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Former pilot wants Air Jamaica to stay in Jamaican hands

By: Gay Nagle MyersNovember 19, 2009

A newly-formed group called Mayday Air Jamaica wants to see plans regarding the possible sale of the government-owned airline, and is opposed to any sale to foreigners.

Wesley Sampson, a former Air Jamaica pilot and former president of the Jamaica Airline Pilots Association (JALPA), heads the group, which seeks full disclosure on the government’s divestiture plans for the national carrier.

If he doesn't get full disclosure, Sampson threatened to disrupt Air Jamaica’s operations in the U.S. on Dec. 15 by staging picket lines and peaceful protests wherever Air Jamaica operates. He said that members of the Jamaican diaspora in the U.S. would participate.

"Air Jamaica is our one remaining national treasure," Sampson wrote on the group’s website. "It is unconscionable to take this asset out of Jamaican hands and place it under the control and ownership of private foreign nationals when we have capable, experienced Jamaicans ready, willing and able to purchase and run the airline right now."

Sampson has asked Spirit Airlines to withdraw an alleged offer to buy Air Jamaica -- an offer that Spirit declined to comment on. Spirit said it "does not comment on rumors."

Sampson also asked Jamaica Prime Minister Bruce Golding to sell Air Jamaica to employees at a 20% discount on the purchase price.

The cash-strapped, loss-making carrier has been on the sales block for some time now. Two self-imposed "deadlines" have come and gone with no announcement from the government regarding a purchase agreement.

In July, there were published reports that Air Jamaica was about to be sold to Spirit's owners, but that turned out to be untrue. British tour operator Thomas Cook and Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines also have been rumored as suitors.

Sampson, who now lives in Florida, has another agenda, the Mayday website revealed.

He headed JALPA in the 1980s, but was terminated by Air Jamaica in 1986 for "speaking out on air safety," he said.

The website contains a letter from Sampson to the prime minister seeking a $23 million settlement from the government "for loss of income, lost property and damages for pain and suffering."

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Mayday Air Jamaica Takes Stand Against Spirit Airlines' Bid to Purchase Air Jamaica

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Mayday Air Jamaica Takes Stand Against Spirit Airlines' Bid to Purchase Air Jamaica

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mayday Air Jamaica advises the travelling public against the use of foreign carriers into Jamaica during inclement weather.

Organization says that lack of and/or unserviceable airport equipment combined with inclement weather could have seriously compromised the crew of American Airlines Flight 331 which crashed landed in Jamaica last Tuesday Dec 22. 09.

Miami Dec 29 09- A former president of the Jamaica Airline Pilots Association (JALPA) has sent an open letter to both Spirit and American Airlines advising of the high potential for disaster, and requested that they exercise extreme care when dispatching flights into Jamaica in marginal weather and not use Jamaican airports as alternates under any circumstances until the NTSB report is final.

Wesley Sampson and his organization, Mayday Air Jamaica (http://www.maydayairjamaica.com) had earlier on Nov 19 09, in an open letter to Spirit re; their bid to purchase Air Jamaica, expressed grave concerns over the safety of the international travelling public into Jamaica, and the callous attitude of the Jamaican authorities in this regard.

“We note where the FAA had previously downgraded the islands airports, which status although reinstated remains questionable, where emergency equipment and facilities are concerned, as this accident shows. It is not reasonable to assume or expect that two experienced American Airlines pilots, trained to the highest standards of aviation safety, simply flew into Jamaica and crashed landed in routine operations” said Sampson

Mayday Air Jamaica, strongly advises the travelling public not to use foreign carriers in inclement weather conditions, to await the findings of the NTSB and the supervision of the Jamaican government in implementation of the recommended corrective procedures.

Contact W. Sampson email admin@maydayairjamaica.com or Tel: 786 340 4173