Gulfstream Intl. under FAA Scrutiny
The FAA continued to investigate charges leveled at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Gulfstream International Airlines last month after proposing in May that th

The FAA continued to investigate charges leveled at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Gulfstream International Airlines last month after proposing in May that the carrier pay a
$1.3 million fine for duty-time violations and installing automotive air-conditioner compressors and improperly maintained vent blowers on its fleet of 27 Beech 1900Ds.

Although the FAA found that the airline inaccurately transferred data from its manually generated aircraft logbook records into its electronic system, it stopped short of accusing anyone of falsifying records. “I’ve had a lot of talks with our attorneys and what they have told me is that we have no evidence to indicate that this was deliberate,” said an FAA spokesperson. “However, we’re continuing to look at them.”