FAA PROPOSES HAZMAT VIOLATION PENALTY AGAINST SPIRIT
April 22, 2024
On March 22, 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) proposed a $146,500 civil penalty against Spirit Airlines (“Spirit”) for allegedly violating the DOT’s Hazardous Materials Regulations. The FAA specifically alleged that Spirit employees handled five separate shipments containing compressed oxygen cylinders for air transportation from Detroit to New York. The shipments were offered to FedEx which rejected one because the box containing the compressed oxygen cylinder was damaged and did not comply with Flame Penetration Resistance Test requirements. The FAA further asserts that Spirit employees failed to properly process the shipments and did so without the required training. The proposed civil penalty accounts for the fact that the Spirit employees who handled the five shipments did not complete the required hazardous materials training and had yet to receive certification for handling dangerous cargo. Spirit must respond to FAA withing 30 days.
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