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Company: American Eagle Airlines, Inc.
Current Parent Company: American Airlines
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Penalty: $900,000
Year: 2011
Date: November 14, 2011
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: aviation consumer protection violation
Violation Description: This consent order concerns violations of 14 CFR Part 259 and 49 U.S.C. ? 41712 involving the failure by American Eagle Airlines, Inc. to adhere to the assurances in its contingency plan for lengthy tarmac delays that the carrier would not permit a domestic flight to remain on the tarmac for more than three hours without providing passengers an opportunity to deplane.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Transportation Department Aviation Consumer Protection Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: airlines
Specific Industry of Current Parent: airlines
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