The South Korean captain was dismissed.
The statement first showed the attitude of Jixiang Airlines in the "Fuel Gate" incident: "No matter what the reason, the crew of flight HO112 on August 3rd was wrong." Subsequently, Jixiang Airlines apologized for the adverse impact of this incident on all parties concerned, thanked the public and the media for their supervision and concern, and said that it would resolutely implement the decision of the East China Regional Administration of Civil Aviation. Jixiang Airlines will terminate the labor contract with the captain involved, ground the co-pilot for six months, and educate foreign pilots to strictly abide by China civil aviation rules and regulations.
Severe punishment by CAAC
On August 29th, 20 1 1, the East China Regional Administration of the Civil Aviation Administration of China announced the investigation results of the "Fuel Gate" incident. Jixiang Airlines refused to follow the control instructions when other aircraft declared distress, which was a serious violation. A series of measures were taken for Jixiang Airlines and the crew involved, including reducing its flight capacity, suspending its qualification for recruiting foreign pilots, and reassessing its qualification for recruiting foreign pilots. Jixiang Airlines is required to conduct at least 40 hours of ground theory training for all foreign pilots within 30 days from the date of publication of the survey results. The bureau will revoke the driver's license of China, the Korean captain of Jixiang Airlines, and will no longer accept his new application, and will not allow him to operate as a crew member in China, and will inform the Korean civil aviation authorities of the results; The co-pilot driver's license was temporarily suspended for 6 months.
The salary of foreign captains is high.
In response to the ticket issued by the Civil Aviation Administration, people in the civil aviation industry all said that it was "very severe", and one of the penalties was "reducing the capacity of Jixiang Airlines flights for 10% for three months". So, how much loss will this bring to the airline's profits? People in the civil aviation industry believe that it is impossible to judge how much economic loss this punishment will bring to Jixiang Airlines because there is no provision for the route and time of reducing capacity in the punishment of the Civil Aviation Administration. Someone said: "This mainly depends on the implementation of Jixiang Airlines."
For the captain of Jixiang Airlines, a ticket issued by the Civil Aviation Administration not only means that he will never be employed in China Airlines, but also brings certain economic losses. The annual salary of foreign pilots and captains employed by domestic airlines is at least one million yuan, while the annual salary of pilots in China is about 600,000 yuan.
Zhang Wu 'an, a spokesperson for Spring Airlines, said that this was mainly because China needed foreign pilots, and some people thought it was because airlines had to pay high salaries to keep foreign pilots.
At the same time, Chai Haibo and Zhang Wuan, vice presidents of China Air Transport Association, said that this incident also reflected another problem, that is, China Airlines is facing a shortage of pilots, which is why foreign captains fly in China.