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FAA proposes $4.9 M fine for Evergreen Airlines

The Columbian
Published: September 24, 2010, 12:00am

SEATTLE (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to fine Evergreen International Airlines nearly $4.9 million for allegedly not completing an FAA-approved pilot training program.

The agency said Friday that in 2009 the McMinnville, Oregon-based airline used pilots on 232 revenue flights who had not been properly trained to use a new flight management system, a complex computer that handles many aircraft functions.

The FAA contends Evergreen did not provide its pilots with enough training flights to familiarize themselves with the new system, and didn’t initiatially give crews copies of the system’s manual. The FAA says Evergreen now complies with the FAA rules for training.

An Evergreen spokesman did not immediately return a telephone call from The Associated Press.

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