Scott

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Steven G. Scott appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant West Air, Inc. entered after a jury trial in this action for wrongful termination and breach of employment contract. He also appeals from a postjudgment order denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. On appeal Scott claims instructional error and challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s verdict. We affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND1

A. West Air and Its Training Procedures West Air is a cargo airline that operates solely for Federal Express. After Federal Express flies cargo to large cities in large planes, West Air flies the cargo to smaller cities in smaller planes. West Air uses the Cessna Caravan, model 208B, a single turbine engine plane that carries one pilot and about 3,000 pounds of cargo. The planes are not pressurized, so no oxygen is pumped into the plane, and the pilots use a breathing apparatus called an EROS oxygen mask for oxygen. West Air’s training program for new pilots consists of about three weeks of different types of training. The first week is ground school, basic training in a classroom at the West Air facility in Fresno. West Air…