FAA issued Colgan warnings
 

NYT: FAA Inspector Issued Warning a Year Before Clarence Crash WNED News BUFFALO (2009-06-03)


More than a year before the February crash of Flight 3407 in Clarence, an inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration raised concerns about test flights involving Colgan Air.

The New York Times reports the inspector complained to his superiors that during flights in the Bombardier Dash 8-Q400, Colgan crews were flying fatigued and were not fully focused. He told the Times that pilots "got confused" during 2008 test flights in the plane. It was the same plane that crashed on approach to Buffalo-Niagara International Airport the night of February 12, 2009.

Issues of fatigue and pilot training were discussed during recent hearings on the Clarence crash.

After reporting his concerns, the inspector says he was suspended from his job and given desk work.

Colgan Air tells the paper that the inspector's claims against the airline are "baseless."

The crash of Flight 3407 killed all 49 people on the plane and one person on the ground. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.
© Copyright 2009, wned

When it comes to the airlines (big business), all the feds can do is say "pretty please...............with sugar on top".

This sounds fishy. Because we know Colgan is so powerful in the regional airline world they have the power to have a FAA inspector transfered to desk work if they want. Colgan is so powerful, they have pull over everyone and was responsible for GM filing for BK.

Colgan's are the only people to ever strike fear into the heart of Chuck Norris.

Isn't Colgans chief pilot Bill Brasky?

I don't think you'd have to be that powerful. Just slip someone $50K in cash or take them on some nice golf trips and I'm sure things will start slipping through the cracks

That's because the Colgan's could eat Chuck Norris

That's funny and mean

Only if you could fit Chuck Norris into a McDonalds McGriddle.

I have 2 questions for Colgan guys, I can't PM so a yay or nay will do

1) Did JW (check airmen from Norfolk) bust P-51 and get fired?
2) did JS get the shaker with a check airmen after the Colgan crash and get fired?