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American Will Appeal Maintenance Fine
Aug 27, 2010
By Elyse Moody [email protected]
WASHINGTON
Calling a record-breaking, $24.2-million fine “unwarranted,” American Airlines plans to appeal a proposed civil penalty for alleged maintenance lapses on its MD-80 fleet in 2008, just proposed by FAA today.
The amount of the fine, which is the 19th FAA has issued this month, is unprecedented. The appeals process, however, is a normal part of practically every civil penalty FAA doles out. American will have 30 days to respond to the 58-page letter FAA sent detailing each violation with any evidence it feels supports its case; from there, says FAA spokesman Lynn Lundsford, the next steps depend on the back-and-forth between the airline’s and the agency’s lawyers.
Aug 27, 2010
By Elyse Moody [email protected]
WASHINGTON
The amount of the fine, which is the 19th FAA has issued this month, is unprecedented. The appeals process, however, is a normal part of practically every civil penalty FAA doles out. American will have 30 days to respond to the 58-page letter FAA sent detailing each violation with any evidence it feels supports its case; from there, says FAA spokesman Lynn Lundsford, the next steps depend on the back-and-forth between the airline’s and the agency’s lawyers.
