Word: faa
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that the crash was a total failure. The FAA's overall purpose had been to monitor with sensors and cameras exactly what happens when a big passenger jet crashes. The Government was also trying out equipment that could make crashes more survivable, including rearward-facing seats and fire-resistant windows...
...agency said that PBA was guilty of potentially dangerous cost-cutting practices. Among other violations, the FAA contended that the airline falsified safety records, failed to train its pilots properly, postponed aircraft inspections and allowed unqualified mechanics to maintain electrical gear. The emergency grounding gives credence to suspicions that were aroused in September by a tragic error. A propeller-driven PBA plane crash-landed and burned shortly after taking off from a Naples, Fla., airport; one passenger was killed and four others were injured. It was the first fatality in PBA's history. FAA investigators found that a member...
...FAA also revoked the pilot's license of Chairman John Van Arsdale Jr. He. was charged with failing to land a plane promptly after it developed troubles in its hydraulic controls. Van Arsdale, who has resigned, was replaced by Edwin Putzell, a retired lawyer and PBA board member. "I'm so shocked right now," Van Arsdale said. "I just can't believe it's happening. We had offered to cooperate with [the FAA] in any way they wanted...
...FAA action put 1,500 employees out of work and left five small cities without any scheduled airline service. Many of those familiar with PBA expressed faith in the company. Said Isidore Eisner, manager of the New Bedford, Mass., Municipal Airport: "PBA has a proud and good reputation." Most PBA employees felt that the FAA action had been too drastic. Said Robin Hamilton, who sells charter flights for the airline: "I've never had one minute's hesitation jumping on one of our planes. This is the best job I ever...
...FAA has recently grounded several small airlines for safety problems. Last year, under FAA pressure, Air Illinois suspended flights for six weeks. Four months after the airline started flying again, it was forced to file for bankruptcy. Whether PBA can survive depends on how quickly and convincingly it can make amends with Government officials. Last week the agency approved PBA's initial plan for bringing its operating procedures into line and allowed the airline to resume some flights. PBA's plan, though, requires the airline to retest its pilots and rewrite its training manual and may take weeks...