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Orient Air and One-Two-Go Shut Down by Thai Authorities
In response to an investigation by the Department of Civil Aviation that Orient Air and One-Two-Go violated air safety laws, both carriers have had their operating licenses revoked. The allegations stem from the fatal crash of a One-Two-Go plane at Phuket’s airport.
Chaisak Aungsuwan, the director of the Department of Civil Aviation, condemned both One-Two-Go and its parent company Orient Air for inadequate maintenance and a lack of supervision concerning safety and maintenance by the management. The two Thai carriers, One-Two-Go in particular, falsified the results of proficiency tests taken by their pilots and did not adhere to the industry standard for pilots’ working hours.
The carriers did not conduct mandatory safety training or even check up on their pilots’ knowledge of the safety manual. Chaisak stated that “the department will file criminal suits against their pilots, inspectors and the companies within two weeks.” Several families of the crash victims are also planning lawsuits against the airlines. Orient Air and One-Two-Go will have to show that they have brought their standards up to regulation before the department will consider allowing them to resume operations.
Posted by: Andrew on 30 Jul 2008, 06:21