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| Comfort without Commitment |
Safety Check
07/01/2004
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2. Who maintains the aircraft?
3. What maintenance standards
does the charter company require of its aircraft?
4. How old are the
aircraft we will be using?
5. What credentials do the pilots have, and may we
see their resumes?
6.What kind of special training, if any, have the
pilots received on the specific aircraft they will be flying?
7.
What is the charter provider’s safety record?
8. What is the name of the FAA
inspector who examines the company’s aircraft?
According to Jon Winthrop,
CEO of the Air Group, a Los Angeles-based charter and aircraft management
company, you cannot ask too many questions. He advises prospective charter
travelers to visit the National Transportation Safety Board website to check the
operator’s safety records, and contact the operator to get the name of its FAA
inspector, called the principal examiner. Then call the examiner to confirm that
the operator conforms to FAA safety standards. Says Winthrop: “Make sure you are
getting what you pay for.” Back to main article: "Comfort without Commitment"
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