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Allegiant Air’s planes started failing more and more, but the FAA didn't crack down
Before the night was finished on June 25, 2015, five Allegiant flights had been interrupted in four hours, all because different planes had failed in midair. The Federal Aviation Administration collected records on all of the incidents. But it didn’t order a single corrective action. (www.tampabay.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
For the regulars, just a side note. The "silence" is golden.
I can live with the reduced comment count.
The article is a bit biased here, especially with reference to ValuJet 592. That aircraft crashed not because of maintenance or crew issues, but because of cargo handling practices.
While it's true that SabreTech was ValuJet's maintenance provider and was shipping maintenance parts (expired oxygen generators) back to Atlanta, the cause of the accident was not the maintenance done by SabreTech or with ValuJet's maintenance program.
While it's true that SabreTech was ValuJet's maintenance provider and was shipping maintenance parts (expired oxygen generators) back to Atlanta, the cause of the accident was not the maintenance done by SabreTech or with ValuJet's maintenance program.
I think the reference to the ValuJet crash was the fact the FAA did nothing before the accident and very little after...not so much the maintenance issues as it was the lack of properly "watching out for the public's best interest" when it knew ValuJet had bad safety record..that plus the fact Allegiant was started by a founder of ValuJet should have thrown some flags on the plays
Fair point, though it should be noted that different pieces of the FAA monitor different parts of an airline operation. Maintenance, cargo handling, flight operations, etc. are all overseen by different FAA inspectors.
It's definitely a cause for concern seeing the number of operational interruptions experienced by Allegiant, especially given their relatively small fleet size.
It is interesting, at least to me, that of the incidents cited in the article, it looked like each event was different. Yes, each was a maintenance induced failure, but finding a common cause (such as the Alaska Airlines 261 crash) that stems from cultural failures is a bit of a reach.
It's definitely a cause for concern seeing the number of operational interruptions experienced by Allegiant, especially given their relatively small fleet size.
It is interesting, at least to me, that of the incidents cited in the article, it looked like each event was different. Yes, each was a maintenance induced failure, but finding a common cause (such as the Alaska Airlines 261 crash) that stems from cultural failures is a bit of a reach.
The Tampa Bay Times reported on allegations posed by Greg Marino, a retired US Airlines mechanic who worked briefly for Allegiant, that indicated a culture of less-than-stellar maintenance.
"This is Allegiant's culture," he said. "We're going to do it the way we want in order to get the plane in the air. It's their uncomfortable norm."
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/airlines/former-allegiant-air-mechanic-says-he-quit-over-obscene-maintenance/2260591
I believe the article was the subject of an earlier squawk but I didn't find it in a search.
"This is Allegiant's culture," he said. "We're going to do it the way we want in order to get the plane in the air. It's their uncomfortable norm."
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/airlines/former-allegiant-air-mechanic-says-he-quit-over-obscene-maintenance/2260591
I believe the article was the subject of an earlier squawk but I didn't find it in a search.
I agree with you 100%...I also think that the FAA needs a bit more "communication" between its divisions... 1 department notices red flags popping on an airline, such as you pointed to maintenance, that all departments stick their perverbial heads in deeper to an airline.