Piedmont Airlines

American Airlines Flight Drops Over 15,000 Feet in Just Minutes

by

An American Airlines flight en route to Florida experienced a sudden drop of over 15,000 feet within a three-minute span, according to flight records. The flight, numbered 5916, departed from Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday, with Gainesville, Florida as its destination. The crew reported a potential pressurization issue during the flight, as confirmed by a representative from the Federal Aviation Administration. The aircraft managed to land safely at Gainesville Regional Airport just before 5 p.m. …

Read more

Airline fined $15k after worker sucked into jet engine

by

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has imposed a $15,625 fine on Piedmont Airlines, a regional subsidiary of American Airlines, for the death of Courtney Edwards – a ground crew worker – who was sucked into the engine of a plane at Montgomery Regional Airport on New Year’s Eve. An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed that Edwards, 34, was taken by the engine while “on the ramp” of American Airlines …

Read more