The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has proposed a $146,500 civil penalty against Spirit Airlines for allegedly violating the Department of Transportation’s Hazardous Materials Regulations in 2022. The FAA alleges that Spirit employees offered five separate shipments containing compressed oxygen cylinders to FedEx for air transportation from Detroit, which were rejected FedEx personnel as being in an unsuitable condition. The FAA also alleges that the five shipments were offered by Spirit employees ‘who had not completed required hazardous materials training in the use of United States Department of Transportation Special Permit’. Spirit Airlines has 30 days to respond to the FAA

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