Baltia Air Lines Inc. (fka BLTA)

[InTheGripOfGrace]

Absolutely. This FAA form deals with the slide failure, which everybody who reads here knew about already. Not rocket science. It isn't a fail for the mini and the painting of that picture is false and misleading. Still waiting for the mini pass. No doubt here. Here are comments by LT earlier. I trust him completely.

The Lieutenant Friday, 08/07/15 01:47:57 PM
Re: lagunaseca1 post# 48079
Post # of 48433

That is a good question.

Does anyone else (besides myself) know that the manufacturer supplied an official letter stating that the slide issue was completely out of Baltia's control, that the finalized reports to the FAA were submitted earlier this week, and now Baltia is just waiting for the FAA to sign off on the results and give them the thumbs up (which is expected sometime early next week)?

Anyone?

The Lieutenant Wednesday, 07/29/15 11:29:46 AM
Re: jdwintx post# 46687
Post # of 48435

I spoke to someone at last night's debriefing, and although he couldn't release too much to me for fears of stepping over regulatory boundaries, he did tell me the following:

First of all, the agents speaking (more than one) praised the 12 stewards, the Pilot, co-pilot, and the flight engineer for their work, and at least one wished they had filmed the drill for use in future training exercises with future airlines.

The crew once again broke a record (and broke their previous record)....doors open and slides deployed in 10 seconds or less.

Not only did they praise last night's crew, but they also took the opportunity to praise Baltia and the rest of her staff for all they had done over the passed months.

My contact's final statement.....and no, he wasn't going to spill the beans about the results.....but he did say that he was thoroughly impressed with the level of professionalism that Baltia exhibited and the accolades that they received from their government counterparts.

Sounds to me like Baltia is ready to spread her wings and fly with her older and more experienced (though maybe not nearly as professional and prepared) fellow airlines.

Godspeed Baltia.

It is time to show the world what you are made of!