Hello AOC

[Voeni]

Just wanna raise some questions about an ongoing discussion in Switzerland.

Moritz Suter, former CEO of ex-Crossair is on its way for getting an AOC for his new-founded charter airline "Hello". On the other hand the "Bundesanwaltschaft" (state lawyers?? sorry, don't know the word in english) is investigating his role in the two deadly crashes of Crossair recently (Saab 340, Nassenwil & Avro, Bassersdorf) and he might face legal charges.

Is it okay to Civil Aviation Authorities to give an AOC to someone, whose role in air crashes is still not fully investigated? What do you think?

Please: Do no turn this into a Swissair/Crossair/Pro-&Contra-Suter discussion, it gets annoying...

[phoenix son]

Not sure about the legal implications, but I wouldn't be too comfortable about issuing an AOC if the investigation is still ongoing.....

PHX

[Captain Mercurius]

Voeni,

You have a point.

The authorities should not give an AOC to an individual who is under criminal investigation.

The perfect action should be The Authorities MUST do an investigation before giving an AOC to somebody.

However, in reality we all know this is just theory and what it will prevail are politics, influence and money.

Welcome to globalization and the world of business, that is what all accounts. :} :E

Safe Flying to all.

mercurius

[FlyMD]

Well, it seems that the authorities do not really have a choice in the matter, as Moritz Suter is not a postholder in the company. Only postholders acc. JAA (from "accountable manager" downwards to "deputy quality manager") are looked at when issuing an AOC, not the investors...

[Dani]

That's correct. Moritz Suter is just the president of the board of directors, not in connection with operations. It he would be proven guilty by the attorney general (that's the word), it would be easy to resign and put someone else (his wife or the like) into the board.

BTW it's not so unusual that leading managers are involved in legal prosecutions, when you look at Achermann from Deutsche Bank.