Shortcomings Identified at Jetsgo Airline
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada said on Wednesday that investigators had
identified shortcomings in the operating methods of discount airline
Jetsgo and said it was working with the carrier to address the
findings.
The deficiencies were discovered during "a special inspection" into a
forced landing of a Jetsgo aircraft in January, said a spokeswoman for
Transport Canada.
Lucie Vignola said inspectors had looked at the airline's flight
safety program, flight operations, flight and duty times,
documentation and flight crew training.
"We identified a few issues and so we brought those to Jetsgo's
attention. Those were related to their organizational structures and
some deficiencies in their manuals," Vignola said.
"We're working with them right now to clarify those issues so they can
address them so we can make sure they're as safe as they can be," she
added. No one at Jetsgo -- a privately held company -- was immediately
available for comment.
Investigators are also probing two separate engine problems suffered
by Jetsgo planes over the last week, Vignola said.
Last Friday an engine failed as a Jetsgo aircraft was taking off from
Toronto on a flight to Vancouver. A day later one of the carrier's
planes was forced to land in South Carolina after an engine sprang an
oil leak.
If Canadian authorities are concerned about a domestic airline they
have the choice of speaking to management, imposing a fine or even
suspending its operating certificate.
"If there's an immediate safety threat, then there are no interim
measures, you ground the fleet right away," said Vignola, stressing
she would not speculate about what further action, if any, Ottawa
might take in the case of Jetsgo. |
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