São Paulo – Sao Paulo (AP) – From Brazil The Aviation Agency suspended on Tuesday the Operation License for the local Voepass airline, citing security risks as an investigation continues in a Crash in August That killed the 62 people on board.
One of the six planes of the company crashed outside Sao Paulo when signs of ice accumulation were mounted on its wings. The Brazilian authorities in October ordered Voepass to make changes, including the increase in soil in the soil for the maintenance and change of administrators. Four months later, an update showed that the situation had not improved.
The aviation agency indicated the inability of “voepass’ to resolve irregularities identified during supervision, as well as the violation of the conditions previously established for the continuity of the operation within the required safety standards.”
He said the suspension will continue until the airline fits the regulations.
The company did not comment on the decision. Voepass offers regional flights in 15 cities in Brazil.
The researchers say that the pilots of the plane that crashed in August reported to fail in the system to remove the ice from the plane. They were careful to avoid calling the cause of the accident and emphasized that more research was needed.
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