Students claim L-3 falsely promised FAA jobs

Arlington-based Link Simulation and Training Air Traffic Control Academy used false promises of jobs with the Federal Aviation Administration? ? Federal Aviation Administration Latest from The Business Journals U.S. sues FedEx for alleged cargo container violations in 2008Lambert ranked among safest US airportsMemphis International ranked 2nd safest airport by Travel + Leisure Follow this company to lure students to the school, according to allegations in a lawsuit filed against parent company L-3 Communications? ? L-3 Communications Latest from The Business Journals Danaher sells defense electro-optical businessDanaher sells defense electro-optical businessCounterfeit Chinese parts found on Boeing P8-A Follow this company .

Thirteen men claim L-3 Communications charged them $41,000 apiece in tuition and guaranteed them that "the first 100 graduates would be hired by the FAA," according to the suit. L-3 provided inadequate training and they never got the jobs, according to the claim filed in federal court in Dallas.

"To date, not a single student has received a job offer as promised," the lawsuit says. "In fact, plaintiffs have learned that the FAA never made the agreement represented by the defendants."

"Furthermore, plaintiffs have learned that their training received at the Academy is insufficient, by itself, to even qualify them to work in a FAA air traffic control tower," the complaint says.

A spokesperson for L-3 could not immediately be reached for comment.

The plaintiffs say L-3 told them that the company had reached an agreement with the FAA to hire the first 100 Academy graduates, that graduation from the academy would qualify them for employment in a FAA air traffic control tower and that graduates would be employed by the FAA before they had to repay loaned tuition.

Greg Jackson and Jim Zadeh of The Law Offices of Greg Jackson PLLC in Fort Worth represent the plaintiff

Arlington-based Link Simulation and Training Air Traffic Control Academy used false promises of jobs with the Federal Aviation Administration? ? Federal Aviation Administration Latest from The Business Journals U.S. sues FedEx for alleged cargo container violations in 2008Lambert ranked among safest US airportsMemphis International ranked 2nd safest airport by Travel + Leisure Follow this company to lure students to the school, according to allegations in a lawsuit filed against parent company L-3 Communications? ? L-3 Communications Latest from The Business Journals Danaher sells defense electro-optical businessDanaher sells defense electro-optical businessCounterfeit Chinese parts found on Boeing P8-A Follow this company .

Thirteen men claim L-3 Communications charged them $41,000 apiece in tuition and guaranteed them that "the first 100 graduates would be hired by the FAA," according to the suit. L-3 provided inadequate training and they never got the jobs, according to the claim filed in federal court in Dallas.

"To date, not a single student has received a job offer as promised," the lawsuit says. "In fact, plaintiffs have learned that the FAA never made the agreement represented by the defendants."

"Furthermore, plaintiffs have learned that their training received at the Academy is insufficient, by itself, to even qualify them to work in a FAA air traffic control tower," the complaint says.

A spokesperson for L-3 could not immediately be reached for comment.

The plaintiffs say L-3 told them that the company had reached an agreement with the FAA to hire the first 100 Academy graduates, that graduation from the academy would qualify them for employment in a FAA air traffic control tower and that graduates would be employed by the FAA before they had to repay loaned tuition.

Greg Jackson and Jim Zadeh of The Law Offices of Greg Jackson PLLC in Fort Worth represent the plaintiff

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