FAA PROPOSES $474,000 CIVIL PENALTY AGAINST FRONTIER AIRLINES
November 22, 2018
On September 28, 2018, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a $474,000 civil penalty against Frontier Airlines, Inc. for operating aircraft that lacked required medical supplies on hundreds of flights.
The FAA alleges than in June and July 2017, Frontier personnel installed emergency medical kits into 11 aircrafts that lacked injectable epinephrine, atropine or both. On July 10, 2017, Frontier was made aware that the company was operating aircraft with defective medical kits. As a result, Frontier filed for an exemption allowing it to continue flying with those medical kits the following day. However, it was not until September 16, 2017 that the FAA granted this exemption. Meanwhile, the FAA alleges Frontier operated the 11 aircraft between July 11 and July 27, 2017—after it had become aware of the problem and before the FAA issued the exemption. Frontier has requested a meeting with the FAA to discuss the case.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6622); Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6665), or Alexander Matthews (amatthews@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6633).
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