P.M. Briefing : FAA Accused of Not Reporting Fines
The Federal Aviation Administration did not publicly report $2.6 million in civil fines levied against some airlines, including one as large as $800,000, a Washington-based newsletter reported today.
The FAA didn’t announce 16 fines of more than $25,000 each levied over the last five years, according to the Corporate Crime Reporter.
The largest was an $800,000 fine levied against United Air Lines in August, 1988. Also not reported were a $750,000 fine against USAir in March, 1987, and a $402,000 fine against Continental in April, 1986, the newsletter said.
The fines were for anything from carrying illegal drugs to violations of nighttime noise regulations or non-compliance with airworthiness regulations, the newsletter said, although it did not specify what any particular fine was for.
The newsletter said the FAA has no set policy on which fines are announced and which are not.
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