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The FAA has notified the BK court that it may fine AA and AE up to $162 for multiple violations for disclosed and non-yet-disclosed cases.
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The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking a record $162.4 million of proposed and potential civil penalties from American Airlines parent AMR Corp., AAMRQ 0.00%according to court documents in the company's bankruptcy case
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The FAA is seeking a total of $156.5 million from American Airlines alone for alleged maintenance problems going back to 2007. That sum includes one previously disclosed civil penalty, $24.2 million, proposed in 2010 for the company's alleged improper fixes of electrical wiring around landing gear on its MD-80 fleet in 2008. At the time, it was the largest penalty ever assessed by the FAA.
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Because the agency had to file its claims by the July 16 deadline in the AMR Chapter 11 case, a number of major probes are still under way and American hasn't received formal penalty letters about them. The largest potential penalties listed for individual enforcement cases are $39.3 million, $28.8 million and $27.6 million.
The full article is available to WSJ subscribers or via Google News.
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The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking a record $162.4 million of proposed and potential civil penalties from American Airlines parent AMR Corp., AAMRQ 0.00%according to court documents in the company's bankruptcy case
...
The FAA is seeking a total of $156.5 million from American Airlines alone for alleged maintenance problems going back to 2007. That sum includes one previously disclosed civil penalty, $24.2 million, proposed in 2010 for the company's alleged improper fixes of electrical wiring around landing gear on its MD-80 fleet in 2008. At the time, it was the largest penalty ever assessed by the FAA.
...
Because the agency had to file its claims by the July 16 deadline in the AMR Chapter 11 case, a number of major probes are still under way and American hasn't received formal penalty letters about them. The largest potential penalties listed for individual enforcement cases are $39.3 million, $28.8 million and $27.6 million.
The full article is available to WSJ subscribers or via Google News.
