http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24449240-29277,00.html Airline apologises for grounding October 05, 2008 11:02am CAIRNS-based air service Aero Tropics has apologised to customers following its second forced grounding by the airline regulator. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) yesterday suspended the operations of Lip Air, which trades as Aero Tropics Air Services (ATAS), following two incidents on Thursday and Friday last week. The first happened during take-off and the second mid-flight on the same nine-passenger plane. A CASA spokeswoman said CASA's concerns with ATAS focused on the training, checking and supervision of the company's pilots, which the regulator believed risked safety. A recorded message on ATAS's phone service today said the airline was accessing the situation and apologised to customers. "The company is currently considering all its options regarding the suspension and we should be in a position to know more on Monday, the 6th of October,'' it said. "We really sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused by this suspension.'' CASA will make an application in the Federal Court to maintain the suspension for up to 40 days. ATAS has been monitored by CASA since September 2007 and had its air operator's certificate suspended on June 27 this year. The Federal Court lifted that suspension on July 2, after imposing conditions on ATAS's operations. The following day, CASA deputy chief executive Shane Carmody told a senate inquiry ATAS had "horrifying'' parallels with Transair, which operated the plane that crashed into a hillside, close to Lockhart River, in 2005. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".