FAA Set to Levy Penalty on American Airlines – WSJ.com
Federal regulators are ready to propose a record penalty of $25 million or more against American Airlines for maintenance lapses that prompted widespread flight cancellations in the spring of 2008, said people familiar with the matter. The decision would come after more than two years of bad blood between the airline and regulators. It would [...]
American Airlines faces $25 million fine from FAA | NJ.com
American Airlines could be facing a record-breaking $25 million penalty from the Federal Aviation Administration for maintenance lapses that led to thousands of canceled flights in 2008, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The proposed fine stems from improper electrical wiring around the landing gear that grounded 300 American planes in April [...]
AFP: US says Mexico falls short of airline safety standards
Mexico does not comply with international air carrier safety standards and has been downgraded by category, meaning it cannot open new air routes to the United States, the US Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. “While Mexico has been responsive to the FAA’s findings and has made significant improvements in recent months, it was unable to [...]
FAA finds cracks on 3 American Airlines 767s – WSJ | Reuters
Structural cracks were recently discovered on at least two American Airlines Boeing 767 jetliners, including one jet that air safety regulators believe could have lost an engine, the paper said. However, on Monday, the FAA said problems were found on three planes, according to the paper. FAA said it was working with American and Boeing [...]
US FAA sends temporary ATC tower to Haiti
The US FAA has responded to a request from the Haitian government to dispatch a portable air traffic control tower to Haiti to help with aircraft operations at Port au Prince International airport. Haiti is still recovering from a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck the country on 12 January, which rendered the airport tower unusable. [...]
Airline crew overshot Minn. airport by 150 miles
Two Northwest Airlines pilots failed to make radio contact with ground controllers for more than an hour and overflew their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles before discovering the mistake and turning around. The plane landed safely Wednesday evening, apparently without passengers realizing that anything had been amiss. No one was hurt. The Federal Aviation Administration [...]
