Aircraft
FAA Proposes Another Fine for American Eagle
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed fining Dallas-based American Eagle Airlines for alleged safety violations.

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed fining Dallas-based American Eagle Airlines for alleged safety violations. The most recent case involves what the FAA called improper repairs on landing gear doors on four Bombardier CRJ700 jets. The agency has proposed a $2.9 million civil penalty for the alleged violations. Earlier this month it proposed a $2.5 million fine against Eagle for failing to properly calculate baggage weight on at least 154 flights.

The FAA charges that between February and May 2008 American Eagle conducted at least 1,178 passenger-carrying flights using the four suspect Bombardier jets. It claims Eagle did not repair the airplane’s landing gear doors in accordance with an Airworthiness Directive that became effective in August 2006.

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