Avantair Stand Down?

[SDCFI]

Avantair: the Mark Twain of aviation!

 

[Dingo221]

Sorry Club or any one else,
I cannot say that for sure but,
I was in PIE a few days ago, talked with 1 Avantair pilot, and my guess was , not good for them.
as I said before, RIP, meaning for you, Rest In Peace!

 

[brokeflyer]

so no planes have flown in several days?

management still get paid though right?

 

[Capt. JD]

Pissed Off Owners vs Avantair

http://dockets.justia.com/docket/new-jersey/njdce/2:2013cv03307/289979/

I wonder how many lawsuits Avantair will have to be a defendant in cause of all these voluntary MX stand downs interrupting service?!

Plaintiff: STONE AMERICA LICENSING GROUP, LLC
Defendant: AVANTAIR, INC.

Case Number: 2:2013cv03307
Filed: May 24, 2013

Court: New Jersey District Court
Office: Newark Office
County: Bergen
Presiding Judge: William J. Martini
Referring Judge: Mark Falk

Nature of Suit: Contract - Other Contract
Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Jurisdiction: Diversity
Jury Demanded By: None

 

[gret]

Kind of a jerk move to post that statement with no backup info or source.

Agreed...

Heck of a lot of schadenfreude going on here. What did they do to deserve this?

Probably missing something, but running a business and putting you pants on everyday to go to work is tough enough without people piling on.

 

[Praetorian]

Agreed...

Heck of a lot of schadenfreude going on here. What did they do to deserve this?

Probably missing something, but running a business and putting you pants on everyday to go to work is tough enough without people piling on.

For once we agree. I think everyone should cut the Avantair pilots a break.

 

[gret]

Avantair Fleet Sidelined Again-AIN Alerts 06 11 2013

Here is what happened.

After weathering a three-week voluntary grounding stemming from a maintenance issue late last year, operations at Piaggio Avanti fractional provider Avantair have been pretty much normal. That is until last Thursday, when an anonymous call to the Clearwater, Fla.-based company's whistleblower hotline initiated the grounding of its fleet again. During last year's grounding, Avantair committed to implement, industry-leading safety and maintenance programs, similar to those at major airlines. This includes self audits, one of which is a continual audit of time-controlled parts that must be inspected and/or replaced after a certain number of hours in service. Avantair was actively engaged in such an audit when it received the hotline call questioning the adequacy of its system for monitoring these time-controlled parts.

"Though we did not give credence to this call, our substantial internal operating procedures mandated that we take immediate action to fully investigate the concern," Avantair CEO Steven Santo told AIN. "Since more than 100 parts on each of our aircraft are time-controlled, the only way to do this in a timely manner was to perform inspections and check our entire fleet. We are now in the midst of doing so." Santo said the company's focus on safety "is unending and unwavering." Despite past challenges, he said, "We will not be deterred in our efforts to operate Avantair as the safest carrier in the industry. Our owners and cardholders have demonstrated considerable patience and support for our safety programs." Avantair anticipates that it will begin release of aircraft back into service on a continual basis this week, following the completion of these inspections. One of Avantair's airplanes, N140SL, was already airborne at press time.

 

[ackattacker]

Here is what happened.

After weathering a three-week voluntary grounding stemming from a maintenance issue late last year, operations at Piaggio Avanti fractional provider Avantair have been pretty much normal. That is until last Thursday, when an anonymous call to the Clearwater, Fla.-based company's whistleblower hotline initiated the grounding of its fleet again. During last year's grounding, Avantair committed to implement, industry-leading safety and maintenance programs, similar to those at major airlines. This includes self audits, one of which is a continual audit of time-controlled parts that must be inspected and/or replaced after a certain number of hours in service. Avantair was actively engaged in such an audit when it received the hotline call questioning the adequacy of its system for monitoring these time-controlled parts.

"Though we did not give credence to this call, our substantial internal operating procedures mandated that we take immediate action to fully investigate the concern," Avantair CEO Steven Santo told AIN. "Since more than 100 parts on each of our aircraft are time-controlled, the only way to do this in a timely manner was to perform inspections and check our entire fleet. We are now in the midst of doing so." Santo said the company's focus on safety "is unending and unwavering." Despite past challenges, he said, "We will not be deterred in our efforts to operate Avantair as the safest carrier in the industry. Our owners and cardholders have demonstrated considerable patience and support for our safety programs." Avantair anticipates that it will begin release of aircraft back into service on a continual basis this week, following the completion of these inspections. One of Avantair's airplanes, N140SL, was already airborne at press time.

Something about this statement does not add up. No company would ground its entire fleet due to an unsubstantiated, anonymous complaint which they "do not give credence" to. Something else is going on, or they are giving a lot more "credence" to the complaint than they are letting on.

 

[Capt. JD]

Something about this statement does not add up. No company would ground its entire fleet due to an unsubstantiated, anonymous complaint which they "do not give credence" to. Something else is going on, or they are giving a lot more "credence" to the complaint than they are letting on.

http://www.ainonline.com/comment/4176

A company skating on thin ice with the FAA might... Lets also remember that a CEO Lawyer said these words with his primary objective to down play bad news in the press. Lawyers are all about shadow games with word manipulation as their primary weapon!

 

[crewfoodmonkey]

One of Avantair's airplanes, N140SL, was already airborne at press time.

On a ferry permit to a MX base.