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MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Low-cost carrier Zest Air's license was suspended Friday, August 16 for several violations of safety regulations.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) informed Zest Air it suspended its Air Operator Certificate in a letter Friday.
"This agency is alarmed of Zest Air's series of serious deviations and infractions of the rules and standards prescribed under the Philippine Civil Aviation Regulations (PCAR)," read the letter signed by CAAP deputy general John Andrews. The letter was addressed to juice magnate and Zest Air chairman Alfredo Yao.
"[Your airline is] hereby precluded to engage in air carrier operations, which shall take effect upon receipt of this notice/letter and shall remain in effect until this Authority is assured that the necessary corrective actions and compliance with aviation safety standards [have] been undertaken by your airline," Andrews said.
Andrews said Zest Air violated, among others, Subsection 9.2.2.2 (a) of PCAR, which states that: "Each operator shall have an accountable manager… who has corporate authority for ensuring that all flight operations and maintenance activities can be financed and carried out to the highest degree of safety standards."
The other violations were:
•Failure to check aircraft bags, flight manifest, weather, etc.
•Failure to present an airman license during ramp inspection
•Series of occurrences like fuel overflow that affected several flight operations
•Refueling with passengers on board
•Excessive flight duty time of pilots
The violations were committed within the period January 2012 to August 2013.
Under surveillance
On August 2, CAAP placed Zest Air under "heightened" surveillance following a series of flight cancellations brought about by mechanical problems.
Zest Air cancelled 8 flights on August 1 and 9 on August 2 due to "aircraft situation." In July, the carrier cancelled a total of 33 flights, mostly in Kalibo.
Zest Air has a fleet of 10 Airbus A320s and one A319 flying to 9 domestic and 5 international destinations via the Ninoy Aquino International Airport as well as hubs in Kalibo and Cebu.
The airline flies to Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Kalibo, Puerto Princesa, Tacloban, and Tagbilaran. Its overseas destinations include Shanghai, Jinjiang, Incheon, Kota Kinabalu, and Kuala Lumpur.
In May, Yao entered into a deal with Philippines' AirAsia Inc., unit of AirAsia Berhad of Malaysia, giving the latter 85% economic interest and 49% voting interest in Zest Air as well as 100% interest in Asiawide Airways Inc.
In exchange, Yao got cash and 13% interest in PH AirAsia, which operates out of the Clark International Airport in Pampanga.
Zest Air's suspension comes amid efforts by regulators to enhance local aviation safety standards.
The Philippines is working to get upgraded by the US Federal Aviation Authority (US FAA) back to Category 1 status. CAAP said this is the next goal following the decision of the European Union to remove the Philippines from its aviation safety blacklist.
The US FAA upgrade is needed so local carriers can mount additional flights to the US. – Rappler.com
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August 16th, 2013 08:15 PM #3^masaya pa rin sa cebupac.
gumagamit naman pala sila ng tube pag umuulan sa T3.
btt: di naman yata nababanggit zest air sa prime time news unlike cebupac.
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August 16th, 2013 08:27 PM #4Kakabanggit lang ngayon sa ABS-CBN news.
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August 16th, 2013 09:34 PM #6Daming na stranded at kaproblema pasahero sa T4...daming nag hahanap ng alternative
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August 16th, 2013 11:51 PM #7Nag deploy na ng additional airplanes ang PAL para ma-accomodate mga passengers ng Zest Air
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August 17th, 2013 02:14 PM #10tumaas kasi pangarap eh.
concentrate na lang kayo sa zest-o kasi.
dun kayo expert, sa juice drinks.
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August 17th, 2013 02:32 PM #11di ba Zest Air ay under Air Asia Phils management na? Originally Posted by chua_riwap
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August 17th, 2013 04:29 PM #12Alam ko oo. Yung MIA dati. Originally Posted by chrismarte
Pangit na nga facility, dami pa security risks. Bilib lang ako cebupac, matibay! hehehe
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August 17th, 2013 07:57 PM #14It's being run by a Harvard Business school graduate afterall (IIRC), so dapat lang. hehe. Originally Posted by Ry_Tower
Honestly, I'm surprised this suspension took way too long. Dun pa lang sa mga unsafe nilang MA-60 china crap planes, dapat automatic closure na.Last edited by Horsepower; August 17th, 2013 at 08:17 PM.
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August 17th, 2013 08:27 PM #15Taga Xavier si Lance di ba? Right Retz??? Originally Posted by Horsepower
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August 17th, 2013 11:36 PM #16Wharton grad si Lance, he was not able to enter Stanford nor Harvard. Originally Posted by Horsepower
He is also a Xavier alumni.
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August 18th, 2013 10:19 AM #17 Originally Posted by Monseratto
yep, batch 80'ish i think.... hindi ko na naabutan.
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August 18th, 2013 10:37 AM #18Batch '83 siya, same as Mike Tan, anak ni Lucio. He was able to move one batch class ahead during GS. But he didn't finish HS because of the Robina Kidnapping.... Originally Posted by Retz
yep, batch 80'ish i think.... hindi ko na naabutan.
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August 19th, 2013 04:01 PM #19Thanks for the correction. I probably remembered it wrong. Let me correct it:
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