American Will Appeal Maintenance Fine

By Elyse Moody elyse_moody@aviationweek.com
WASHINGTON

Calling a record-breaking, $24.2-million fine “unwarranted,” American Airlines plans to appeal a proposed civil penalty for alleged maintenance lapses on its MD-80 fleet in 2008, just proposed by FAA today.

The amount of the fine, which is the 19th FAA has issued this month, is unprecedented. The appeals process, however, is a normal part of practically every civil penalty ...

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