For the second in a week, RegionsAir, a regional carrier for AmericanConnection, has been ordered by the Federal Aviation Adminstration to ground their planes. The FAA is not convinced that RegionsAir is properly training the pilots who evaluate other pilots during the certification process. The airline has been ordered to remained grounded up to 120 days or until the airline shows that it is meeting the training requirements.
"We need to make sure these pilots are qualified to fly and perform their duties. The air safety requirements are not met," said FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory.
Affected cities include: St. Louis; Burlington, Iowa; Decatur, Ill.; Marion, Ill.; Springfield, Ill.; Quincy, Ill.; Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; Cape Girardeau, Mo.; Owensboro, Ky.; and Jackson, Tenn. It also operates Continental Connection flights out of Cleveland to three cities in West Virginia.
RegionsAir is putting some passengers in vans and driving them to other airports, where they can catch different flights. It's also referring passengers to American Airlines' customer service line.
RegionsAir has said they want to cooperate.
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