FAA Seeks $285,000 Civil Penalty Against American Airlines

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking a
$285,000 civil penalty against American Airlines for alleged
violations of federal aircrew rest regulations.

The FAA alleged violations in 38 separate instances during a
15-day period starting August 15, 2000. In each instance, the
FAA alleged American assigned various employees to a flight
sequence that, when completed, did not provide the crewmember
with at least eight hours of crew rest in the previous 24 hours, as
required in federal regulations.

Under law, American is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed
$11,000 for each violation.

American has requested an informal conference to discuss the
allegations.

Announcement of the proposed civil penalty is made in
accordance with FAA's policy of releasing information to the public
on newly issued enforcement actions in cases that involve
penalties of $50,000 or more.