British budget airline fined for flying faulty plane
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Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:34
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London - A budget airline which flew a faulty jet from Liverpool in north-west England to New York after it had been struck by lightning was Monday fined 5,000 pounds (10,000 dollars) by a court in London. Globespan Airways Ltd, which trades as FlyGlobeSpan from its base in Edinburgh, admitted flying the Boeing 757 without a valid certificate of air worthiness or a valid operator's certificate. The airline had breached Civil Aviation regulations by declaring the aircraft "serviceable," Southwark Crown Court in London ruled. The plane had 20 passengers onboard. Despite knowing two engine pressure radio indicators (EPRs) were out of action, Globespan Airways Ltd allowed the Boeing to take off in June 2007.
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