A Suspended Pilot Raised Safety Matters
Horizon Air, the Northwest’s largest regional airline, suspended a top pilot after he refused to fly a jet, saying it was potentially unsafe. Instead of grounding the 69-seat, Fokker F-28 airplane after Capt. Richard Stewart raised safety concerns Feb. 11, the company assigned another pilot to fly it, saying the plane was airworthy, the Oregonian reported. Four days later, another pilot grounded the same aircraft in Billings, Mont., because of vibrations. Horizon mechanics had to ship an entire jet engine from Portland, Ore., and replace the bad engine.
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