Portuguese to English translation.
The president of the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), Solange Vieira said late on Thursday in Sao Paulo that, despite the slippage of a jet in Santos Dumont Airport today, Rio de Janeiro, the terminal is safe and operates over capacity. She described the event as a normal case, "What happens in aviation." According to the proprietor of the ANAC, the fact that nobody has died indicates safety during takeoff and landing on the bay. "The fact that it was an incident, not an accident shows how the Santos Dumont airport is safe," he said.
This morning, Jet Taxi Aéreo Learjet OceanAir had a crash shortly after takeoff from the airport and made an emergency landing at Santos Dumont. The pilot attempted a maneuver to stop the aircraft, but the jet fell into the water near the end of the runway. The aircraft would head Galeao Airport, from where she presenter Xuxa Meneghel, according to a spokesperson.
The Air Force said it has begun investigating the factors that contributed to the accident. The initial action of verification is in charge of a team of technicians of the Third Regional Office for Research and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (Seripando-3), a body linked to the Centre for Research and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (Cenipa).
Goal
Solange said also that ANAC has followed the negotiations between officials of the airline Gol with the company and said the agency has a contingency plan in case of a decision by paralyzing activities on Friday. "The ANAC is monitoring the situation and has a plan if something happens," he said.
Also according to the president, the solution would accommodate passengers on other airlines Gol. The officials marked a meeting for tomorrow to define patterns of demand, proposed collective bargaining agreement and the outbreak of the strike.
The company faced last week, problems with delays and cancellations that have been caused by a failure on the scale of the employees. The company said the ANAC that the error was an update on the software used, but the system manufacturer reported that no problems were reported. Gol will be fined by the agency and the value could reach U.S. $ 5.5 million.