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01-28-2009, 05:10 PM
Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) director Jose Tomas Perez said the decision to ground Caribair for at least nine months was based on the outcome of an investigation into the airline after one of its planes made an emergency landing in North Carolina on 3 January 2009 due to lack of fuel. Perez says that the US Federal Aviation Administration had launched an investigation into the flight and the findings, as well as information on previous breaches, led to IDAC's decision to ground Caribair.
Listin Diario quotes Perez as saying that the airline went on record for making private flights that should have been registered as commercial. Perez said that if the airline wishes to fly again it must put its house in order. Listin Diario writes that Caribair has been involved in five accidents over the last seven years. Perez called Caribair's record "unsustainable" and "sad" and said that IDAC's responsibility was to protect passengers. IDAC also reports having passed the International Civil Aviation Organization audit, within the framework of the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP).
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Listin Diario quotes Perez as saying that the airline went on record for making private flights that should have been registered as commercial. Perez said that if the airline wishes to fly again it must put its house in order. Listin Diario writes that Caribair has been involved in five accidents over the last seven years. Perez called Caribair's record "unsustainable" and "sad" and said that IDAC's responsibility was to protect passengers. IDAC also reports having passed the International Civil Aviation Organization audit, within the framework of the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP).
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)