Statement of William Silva President, Maytag Aircraft Corporation
April 23 2004 - 6:20PM
PR Newswire (US)
Statement of William Silva President, Maytag Aircraft Corporation
Correcting the Misinformation Regarding the Termination of Two
Employees Who Photographed Caskets of Military Personnel COLORADO
SPRINGS, Colo., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- "Given recent interviews
and media reports that have mischaracterized the termination of Ms.
Silicio and Mr. Landry, I am pleased to provide this additional
background and information. Department of Defense policy expressly
prohibits photography of fallen U.S. military members in transit
without prior consent. Additionally, Kuwait City International
Airport regulations and local U.S. Air Force Operating Instructions
also prohibit photography of flight line operations. All Maytag
employees are required to follow these policies and instructions.
All Maytag employees clearly understand these requirements. The two
employees that were terminated had asked for permission to take and
publish photographs of the caskets and the Military Command
emphatically denied those requests. Ms. Silicio was not acting in
her official capacity when she entered the cargo aircraft and
photographed the caskets. She was directly instructed by aircraft
personnel not to take photographs and she did anyway. Mr. Landry's
requests to publish the photographs were twice denied. They knew
the rules. They asked to break the rules. They were told 'no' and
then they went and broke the rules anyway and that's why they were
terminated." Maytag Aircraft Corporation is a subsidiary of Mercury
Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MAX). Statements contained in this news
release which are not historical facts are forward looking
statements as that item is defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from estimated results. Such risks and
uncertainties are detailed in The Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. For further information please
contact: David Herbst or Larry Barrios, +1-213-486-6560, both for
Maytag Aircraft Corporation DATASOURCE: Maytag Aircraft Corporation
CONTACT: David Herbst or Larry Barrios, +1-213-486-6560, both for
Maytag Aircraft Corporation
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