Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
Besides, the date of the AD is Friday the 17th; I'd almost guarantee Avantair management had a plan in place to keep their planes flying with minimal operational impact before close of business on Friday. I mean really, look at the meat & potatoes of the inspection - its really not that labor-intensive.
They probably had ample heads-up that this was coming down (how many do they operate? Their fleet might have been the catalyst for the AD, too.), and I imagine they could have complied with it before it was official. Check the box, get them back in the air.