Originally Posted by
shfo
I want to know who decides the amount of the fine. Eagle was recently fined $2.9 million for flying 1100 flights with improperly repaired gear doors while Chautauqua was fined 348,000 for flying 27,700 flights with various inspections missing.
In other words Eagle was fined $2,636 per flight and Chautauqua was fined $12.56 per flight.
Think about this:
$348,000 for 27,700 flights with unairworthy aircraft
OR
$1,350,000 for ONE 50 pax flight that took over three hours to get airborne.
Just shows safety takes second to convenience.