$1.75-Million Penalty Accepted in ValuJet Case
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Defunct aircraft maintenance contractor SabreTech Inc. agreed to pay a record $1.75-million penalty to settle allegations it violated hazardous-materials rules in the fiery 1996 ValuJet crash that killed 110 people in the Everglades, federal regulators said in Miami.
As part of the settlement, the Federal Aviation Administration agreed to drop 10 of its 37 allegations that SabreTech violated Department of Transportation rules governing the handling of hazardous materials.
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