Yes, the airline is safe. I would fly on it. It meets our standards.
David Hinson
Federal Aviation Administrator, 12 May 1996. The day after the ValuJet 592 crash. And three months after the Atlanta field office of the FAA sent a memo to FAA headquarters stating that “consideration should be given to an immediate FAR 121 re-certification of this airline.” ValuJet was later grounded for not meeting FAA standards.