Fiji Airways CEO bolts post to head Silver Airways and workers are thrilled
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Air Pacific's rebranding as Fiji Air is inspiring, but it's hard to see a non-bumpy path to success for a leader who can't manage labor. Just ask Tom Horton.
Air Pacific CEO David Pflieger is leaving his post amidst some controversy in Fiji, and on May 1 will become the CEO of Fort Lauderdale-based Silver Airways.
Union groups in Fiji and abroad claim that Pflieger, as head of the national airline in the military-dominated country, played an instrumental role in drafting the 2011 Essential National Industries (Employment) Decree, w
