![]() It’s clear Allegiant cuts corners with maintenance, and based on many pilot reports, it sure seems like pilots are instructed not to raise issues or declare emergencies (like the captain who was fired after ordering an evacuation). So it’s telling that they use that as their defense, rather than citing statistics of reduced incidents. Quite to the contrary, the “60 Minutes” story alleges that pilots are told not to deal with maintenance issues and to avoid canceling flights. No one is complaining that Allegiant cancels too many flights. He writes that Allegiant had the second fewest cancelations of any US airline based on the most recent DOT statistics. Not surprisingly, Allegiant is completely denying any of these allegations, and their VP of Operations has written an open letter to customers who are concerned, saying that he’s “outraged and astounded,” calling the story “irresponsible and grossly misleading.” He also claims that the story was instigated by a “terminated employee currently involved in a lawsuit seeking money damages from the company.” Of course stuff can always go wrong, but if that’s not indicative of some sort of systematic issue, than I don’t know what is.Īm I the only one who was shaking my head while watching this and listening to John Duncan’s interview (the guy who still works for the FAA)? I get he ultimately has to watch what he says, though at that point I feel like he would have been better off not participating in the interview, because he seems to basically excuse everything they’ve done.
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