It would appear that he took one of my comments out of context. I asked why other CRJ/ERJ did not a problem complying with AD's and inspections? He came back with a list of fines, that neither detail the reason, or the severity of the violations.

A. I never claimed that CHQ was the only one having problems, nor that other carriers didn't have problems. However, the problems at CHQ seem to be amplified by the length of time, the number of inspections missed, and the fact that we're talking about two different aircraft types.

B. The second part of his argument is that management did not know and that this is nothing more than a clerical error. The FAA disagrees and so do I.

Apparently he refuses to either address the points made after his post, and/or agree to disagree. Frankly, it doesn't matter to me much, but it is a bit alarming that there are pilots out there that would go to bat for Bedford even while his bending them over the table.

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