Charter Airline Is Grounded by FAA

The government grounded Rich International Airways, saying the charter airline did not meet federal standards for training and maintenance of equipment. Records indicated that the crew of the Miami-based company did not have proper training, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The grounding came after an inspection last week, which was prompted by allegations of problems with flight crew training and maintenance. FAA inspectors found that some records were incomplete, and other records showed that required training had not been done. The carrier operates many of its flights out of the West Coast, from Los Angeles and other cities, to Hawaii.