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By Daniel Baxter |
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July 18, 2010 -
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing to assess civil
penalties ranging from $50,000 to $70,000 against five companies for
alleged violation of the Federal Aviation Regulations or Department of
Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations.
$50,000 against
Spirit Airlines, Inc.,
The FAA alleged
that Spirit failed to replace a faulty elevator aileron computer (ELAC)
after the aircraft experienced an uncommanded pitch down of the nose
while operating between |
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Although Spirit?s
maintenance program required replacement of the ELAC computer, the
airline did not do so before flying the A321 on a revenue passenger
flight the next day from
$63,525 against
Friendship Airways Inc.,
$50,000 against
Fleet Aviation of White Plains, N.Y., an on-demand charter and air taxi
company, for operating two of its aircraft on 251 flights between June
15, 2009 and March 19, 2010 when crews had not completed the emergency
drills required by its training program.
$54,000 against
Englund Marine Supply Co. of Astoria, Ore., for offering a package
containing flammable gasses and liquids to UPS for transportation by air
from Astoria to Rio Vista, Calif., March 26, 2010. The package was
discovered leaking at |