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French regulatory body suspends operations of Air Antilles company
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Air Antilles
Konstantin von Wedelstaedt, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons
Rafael Ramos
8/31/2021
The airline Air Antilles had its flights suspended by the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) due to lack of maintenance on the aircraft. Operations in the French Caribbean region have been suspended since August 27th.
However, the company announced that five of its planes are still authorized to operate and that its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) has never been suspended.
"During the monitoring of your organization since the beginning of 2021, we found 8 major non-conformities, with regard to the ATR and Twin fleets, which demonstrate that their management system does not allow you to control compliance with the procedures necessary to ensure airworthiness of these fleets of aircraft and the adequacy of procedures”, said the DGAC to Air Antilles.
In an announcement yesterday, the 30th, the company said it would hold an online conference explaining the problem, in order to avoid further misinformation. "All our public transport flights have always been operated under the strictest security conditions for our passengers." The company also says that the return to normality should take place as soon as possible.
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Air Antilles
Maxime ? from Le François , Martinique, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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