Allegiant Air Travel Agency
Few of those mechanical issues resulted in fines against Allegiant. Records by the FAA show three fines totaling $63,750 have been levied against Allegiant for unspecified maintenance issues going back to 2003. However, a proposed fourth fine of $715,000 was announced by the FAA in June, claiming that Allegiant didn’t follow proper procedure when it failed to investigate why an engine was emitting hotter-than-normal exhaust fumes. When an MD-88 engine began overheating during a takeoff in Virginia in April 2018, the crew shut off the engine’s reverse thrust system as recommended, the FAA alleged. But rather than investigate why the engine wasn’t operating correctly, Allegiant kept using the jet for 28 flights over the next eight days. An Allegiant spokeswoman said Allegiant was following proper protocols. Allegiant has acknowledged its past record but has taken steps to address it. The carrier was already replacing the MD-80s in 2016, and its maintenance record was starting to rebound....