(Paul Thompson) Pilots of Nevada-based budget carrier Allegiant Air are once again expressing their concerns that the airline’s bare minimum approach to maintenance and operations comes at the cost of passenger safety, this time in a letter to the company’s board of directors. CBS News reports that (warning: link has video that autoplays) the union representing Allegiant pilots sent a letter [PDF] to the company’s board asking it to intervene in what the pilots says are cost cutting measures that put customers at risk when traveling with the airline. “Allegiant is continuing to cut corners on industry-standard practices, including ignoring FAA recommendations on running important safety programs, using scheduling systems that create pilot fatigue and frustration and spending shareholder dollars on unnecessary legal fees and hours in court,” the letter states. To illustrate the issues, the union points out that the airline has encountered 38 potentially dangerous incidents including failing engines, pressurization problems, and smoke in the cockpit between January and March of this year. CBS News reports that passengers of the airline were part of two rather scary experiences just this month. In one case, a flight had to make an emergency landing at an airport near Tampa.
Allegiant Air Pilots Once Again Raise Concerns With Airline’s Safety Practices
Ashlee Kieler, The Consumerist
Tue, 06/23/2015 - 10:53am
Topics: paul thompson nevada-based march tampa idaho allegiant air is on a dangerous path that has shareholders pilots and customers concerned the federal aviation administration pilots allegiant cbs news allegiant faa allegiant pilots concerns airline safety practices letter issues union passengers smoke reports company emergency including cost board part cutting carrier states
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