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Air service fined, president charged for alleged violations
"We don't take chances when it comes to safety," Transport Canada spokeswoman Andrea Rudniski said Wednesday. "When we're accessing enforcement actions, it's always dependent on the seriousness of the violation."
Rudniski said the company, which operates 14 aircraft, has been fined on 11 counts of failing to enter defects in aircraft journey logs. Each count carries a $6,500 fine.
It has also been fined on 11 counts of operating an aircraft in non-compliance with Fast Air's maintenance control systems.
Fines vary from $5,000 to $25,000 per count, depending on the severity of the charge.
Dylan Fast, president of Fast Air, has also been charged by Transport Canada for wilfully omitting entries in records. His first court appearance is Sept. 14 in provincial court.
If convicted, the maximum penalty is $5,000, one year in jail, or both, Rudniski said.
She added because the case is before the courts, she cannot comment on the particulars.
Fast's lawyer, Joe Barnsley, said the company disputes the financial penalties and has asked for an independent review before the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada. No date has been set.
Transport Canada's investigation goes back to Nov. 12 last year, when officials served a search warrant at the company's operations on Hangar Line Road.
At the time, Fast Air voluntarily surrendered its air operator certificate and grounded itself.
The certificate was re-issued Dec. 12 when Fast Air submitted a plan to Transport Canada to correct deficiencies in its maintenance control system.
"We are still closely monitoring Fast Air to verify that they remain in compliance with regulations," Rudniski said. "We fined Fast Air and charged its president to prevent both the company and Mr. Fast from wilfully disregarding aviation safety regulations in the future."
She said Transport Canada continues inspections of the company with both planned and on-the-spot visits.
bruce.owen@freepress.mb.ca
For the record
FAST Air president Dylan Fast has been charged by Transport Canada for wilfully omitting entries in records.
Specifically, Fast is charged under Section 7.3 (1) (c) of the Aeronautics Act, which states:
'No person shall make or cause to be made any false entry in a record required under this Part to be kept with intent to mislead or wilfully omit to make any entry in any such record.'
Fast's lawyer, Joe Barnsley, said Fast and the company dispute the charge and that Fast will "vigorously defend" himself in court.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition September 3, 2009 A4
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