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aliensxist
4) With all of the negative media Allegiant seems to get about unsafe conditions, and rude passengers and staff, what's your real world opinion of this media from the side of being an Allegiant employee? Is the fleet just dumping bolts and rivets down every runway they operate on?
Everything you read in the paper is a complete lie. Even the MD80 that almost crashed on the take off role because the elevator wasn't installed properly. That's a lie too.
all its aircraft “were found to be in working order.”
“Any failure to properly secure any part of a flight control is a major problem,” said Goglia, the ex-NTSB member who is also a former aircraft mechanic. “More than one occurrence clearly indicates a maintenance organization that is not functioning properly.”
FAA Zeros In on Unsecured Tail Bolts; Risk Is Catastrophic - Bloomberg Business