WASHINGTON– The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a civil penalty of $1,025,000 against San Antonio Aerospace LP for violating the Department of Transportation’s Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing programs. The company was renamed ST Aerospace San Antonio in November 2009 and is a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Aerospace, Ltd.; however, the alleged violations occurred before the company changed its name.
FAA Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $170,000 civil penalty against Pemco World Air Services of Dothan, Ala., for allegedly failing to administer pre-employment drug tests to two individuals the company hired for safety-sensitive positions.
The FAA also cited Pemco for failing to carry out required follow-up drug or alcohol testing on eight individuals reinstated after completing return-to-duty training during 2008. In all, the company failed to carry out 24 required follow-up tests. Failing to administer the pre-employment and reinstatement tests are violations of Federal Aviation Regulations.
FAA Press Release
I post this because I was hoping that all of you watch the PBS story on "Flying Cheaper" I think everyone should watch this eighteen minute video. These are two companies that are doing our aircraft overhauls. Now the San Antonio Aerospace LP is not one of the places we have aircraft being repaired but is is the same company in Mobile Alabama ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering.
You can see the video here.
Thanks to Rick Young , Miles O'Brien and PBS for bringing this story out.
Jock
