PAL Airlines (Santiago de Chile) has had its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) suspended by Chile's civil aviation regulator (Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil - DGAC) for "breaching technical requirements" that could "endanger safety."
Following an audit of PAL and its facilities, the DGAC said the airline's failure to satisfy unspecified technical requirements, as laid down in its AOC, could put its safety and security at risk if they are not resolved.
"Therefore, citizens are informed that all air operations of this company are suspended until it demonstrates compliance with the technical requirements of aviation regulations," the DGAC said in a statement.
For its part PAL, which had operated two B737-200Advs and three B737-300s on charter flights throughout Chile, said it is committed to resolving the issues as soon as possible.
