FAA Proposes $390,000 Civil Penalty Against Horizon Airlines

SEATTLE – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $390,000 civil penalty against Horizon Air Industries of SeaTac, Wash., for allegedly operating Bombardier DHC-8 aircraft that were not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.

Federal regulations require Horizon to test and inspect its aircraft transponders every 24 months. The FAA alleges Horizon operated six Bombardier DHC-8s on more than 2,600 flights in 2012 and 2013 with transponders that Horizon had not tested and inspected within that timeframe.

The agency alleges the aircraft were not in airworthy conditions during those flights.

Horizon has 30 days from the receipt of the FAA’s enforcement letter to respond to the agency.