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Planes disabled for servicing
Year Published: 1989Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX3658 Abstract: A former employee of Skylink Airlines of British Columbia has testified that he deliberately disabled aircraft to allow necessary maintenance work to be done. Charles Torrey said Skylink president Rafael Zur told him repeatedly that maintenance work was costing too much. Torrey says Zur wanted to keep airplanes flying and keep maintenance to a minimum. Torry said that he would remove parts from aircraft to ensure they stayed in the hangar until maintenance was done. Seven people died when a Skylink twin turbo-prop crashed in northwestern British Columbia on September 26. The airline's license has since been revoked. -Source: Canadian Press, November 12, 1989 |