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FAA Fines Executive Airlines |
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June 29, 2010 -
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a civil
penalty of $700,000 against Executive Airlines, Inc., The San Juan,
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The FAA alleges that when
Executive Airlines did heavy maintenance checks on its aircraft in 2007
and 2008, mechanics did not perform and document required, detailed
visual inspections to detect possible cracks on the aileron center hinge
bearing fittings. Executive Airlines operated the eight aircraft on
6,479 flights between the incomplete earlier inspections and September
26-27, 2008, when the company completed the proper inspections and
procedures. ?All maintenance procedures must be followed at all times.
There are no exceptions when it comes to safety,? said FAA Administrator
Randy Babbitt. Executive Airlines has 30 days from the date of receipt
of the FAA?s letter to respond to the agency. The airline was founded as Executive Air Charter and on September 15, 1986 joined the American Eagle system. It became an AMR Eagle subsidiary on December 7, 1989. It is a subsidiary of AMR Eagle Holdings Corporation which operates American Eagle Airlines Inc., and Executive Airlines Inc. Both are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation, the parent of American Airlines. It has 2,125 employees (at March 2007). In late 2007, it was announced AMR plans to "spin off" Executive Airlines Inc., which according to the filing, carries the American Eagle name. In the American Airlines Inc., 8k SEC filing dated November 29, 2007, "The planned divestiture would include both American Eagle Airlines, Inc., which feeds American Airlines hubs throughout North America, and its independently certificated regional carrier affiliate, Executive Airlines, Inc., which carries the American Eagle name throughout The Bahamas and the Caribbean from bases in Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico." |
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