One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 - Aftermath

Aftermath

July 28, 2008, after the internet publication of illegally excessive work hours and check fraud, Thai DCAT censored Orient Thai Airlines and One-Two-Go airlines over a number of issues, including:

• Failure to have safety and oversight programs to ensure pilots were properly trained and certified
• Failure to have a system and oversight over a system to ensure pilots met and did not exceed duty time limitations
• Committing offense and breaking the law by submitting deceptive check ride reports by MD-80 pilots

The Air Operator's Certificate of One-Two-GO Airlines was revoked, grounding the airline for 5 months.

In April 2009, One-Two-GO Airlines was added to the EU blacklist. It was removed shortly thereafter. In September 2010, the One-Two-GO brand was dropped and the airline was merged into Orient Thai Airlines.

October 2009, the NTSB crash report was made published. Once the Thai crash report was complete, the British government began its inquest process into the deaths of the 8 British citizens killed. The inquest, held March 22–23, 2011, was presided over by H.M. coroner, S.P.G. Fisher. Coroner Fisher relied on a British aviation investigator, the NTSB and Thai reports, and victim and family statements to make his conclusions. Fisher twice contacted the airline to send a representative to the hearing. The airline responded that they would not take part in the proceedings. Finding that the crash of OG269 fit a finding of neither a Manslaughter nor murder, Coroner Fisher provided a narrative verdict to the court. He said:

"There is no question in my mind that the catalog of systemic failures … contributed in no small part to the horrific consequences of the air crash on 16 September 2007."

"The evidence highlights systemic failures and a highly deficient safety culture at both airlines."

"he Company falsified records in a clear attempt to mislead the Authorities who were investigating the circumstances surrounding this tragic air crash."

"f I had powers to enforce the attendance of those two Chief Executive Officers I would have summonsed them to give evidence and account to you the families for the lack of safety culture that prevailed at One-Two-Go."

Fisher communicated his concerns for future travelers’ safety on Orient Thai and One-Two-Go Airlines via letters to the European Commission (EC) for Air Safety, the British Secretary for Transport and the Associate of British Travelers (ABT).