European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday december 11, 1988 commuter airline Check finds management flaws Washington a the Federal aviation and. Ministration said Friday that a nine month inspection uncovered safety violations and what appear la be systemic deficiencies with the management of the nation s commuter airlines. The inspection was announced in March after a series of accidents involving commuters. The Faa said its examination showed that some air carriers were in full compliance with Federal air Regula Tibbs but that oui i Morii buted a need far significant improvements.". The inspections which covered 33 airlines resulted in 1.284 violations of air safety regulations about one third of which were considered serious enough to War Rani a possible civil penalty. The commuter airlines which generally Fly aircraft with 30 or fewer seats have become an increasingly important segment of the commercial airline Industry since they often provide feeder traffic for major air lines at Busy Hub airports. This year commuter airlines Are expected to carry More than 31 million people in and out of 800cities. The Faa inspections covered about 20 percent of 172 commuter air carriers. They followed seven com Muler accidents Over a four month period in late 1987and Early 1988 that resulted in 56 deaths. The Faa attributed Many of the Industry s prob lems o the rapid growth of the commuter Industry and the transition to larger More Complex aircraft about which Many managers Are not knowledgeable. The commuter airline Industry responding to the Faa findings acknowledged some shortcomings an attributed Many of the problems to the Industry s rapid growth in recent years. Last year the commuters carried 32 million Passen Gers and Are expected to carry More than 33 million this year. In 1979, commuters carried 14 million Pas sengers., the regional airline association announced Friday that it was forming a task Force of Industry officials to find ways for the commuters to retain experienced pilots and management employees. For several years he comm Lars have complained about problems with rapid turnover with some com Muter airlines losing 70 percent or More of their pilots to Large airlines in a year. The Faa said it found that some airlines failed to fill management positions or filled them with inexperienced or unqualified  for example the Agency said a chief Pillif a on airline did i know about regulations on How much rest pilots should be allowed. In training the inspectors found that at times pilots did not Complete required competency checks training records were incomplete or did not exist and testing standards were obsolete the Faa said. Shortcomings also were uncovered in maintenance. The airlines inspected were selected at random Faa officials said. The Faa provided no breakdown As to what was found at each airline but did release a list of the air carriers inspected. The Faa identified the 35 airlines As 40 mile air lid. Air Midwest inc. Air Molokai air Nevada airlines air new Orleans inc. Alpha aviation inc. Atlantic Southeast airlines inc. Aviation associates inc. Bering air inc. Business express inc. Capitol air service  inc. Channel trying inc. East coast airways Eastern metro express executive air charter Friend ship air Alaska inc. Fischer Brothers great lakes aviation Ltd. Henson aviation inc. Hub expressing Jet Stream International airlines Michigan airways inc. Nashville Eagle inc. New York helicopter Princeton air link corp. Royale airlines inc., resort commuter Ross aviation inc. Sky Tours inc. Sanjuan air Tennessee airways inc. We Stair commuter Wilburs inc. Wings we predator who bilked investors receives 8-year prison sentence new York a a 24-Ycar-old financial adviser who bilked investors out of 115 million is a product of our times according to his lawyer but the judge who gave him an eight year sentence called him a  ". . District judge David n. Edel Sld did not impose a Fine Friday put he ordered David Bloom to make full restitution Edelstein could have sentenced Bloom to 10 Yean in prison and 120 million in lines. For the past few years my life has been out of control Bloom told the judge before sentencing adding that he had under gone extensive psychiatric treatment. The High living Bloom whose massive swindle scheme earned him the. Bloom title Wall Street Whiz  pleaded guilty last March to one count each of mail fraud and securities fraud. According to prosecutors Bloom used deceit and fraud to parlay a College investment club into a Multi million Dollar. Investment operation with about 140 clients most of them friends of his parents. Bloom who was not registered As an investment adviser wooed investors for his now defunct greater Sutton investors group inc. By falsely claiming that. His clientele included the Sultan of Brunei the Rocke Feller family and entertainer Bill Cosby. In a sentencing memo to the judge assistant  Robert l Plotz said Bloom victimized close friends of his parents and betrayed the Trust not Only of these friends bul also of his  that several of Bloom s victims had turned Over pension plans and individual retirement account to him the memo said Bloom look everything be could from people who Iov cd him in so doing he exhibited a Legal and moral  "1 have betrayed my own sense of morality an values and betrayed the Trust and love of numerous people around me Bloom told the judge. Bloom s lawyer urged excl slain 6 i his client a Shorter sentence than the three year term handed Ivan. Brocsky describing Bloom As a greedy Young Man and a product of our times.". Waif Street Speculator Brocsky pleaded guilty to securities Taw conspiracy and is cooperating with investigator ,. When he grew up greed was on the Ascendancy sold the lawyer David w. O Connor David Bloom should t wind up being the Scapegoat of the 1980s." but Edelstein said Bloom was remorseless completely lacking in conscience. He was a predator completely  the judge sentenced Bloom to four years on each count and. In an unusual move ordered the prison terms to run consecutively. Spectators in the crowded courtroom gasped As the terms were announced. Bloom a 1985 Duke University graduate with an Art history degree told clients be was putting their Money into the Stock Market when he actually was using it to pay for a lavish lifestyle that included Art works Worth s5.s million an 1830,000 condominium on Manhattan s upper East Side a Beach House Worth $1,9 million on new York s Long Island and two cars an Ailon Martin convertible and a Mercedes beast Worth s200.000,. The securities and Exchange commission last Jan uary brought civil charges against Bloom who killed by agreeing to turn Over his assets to a court appointed receiver and to stay out of the securities Industry for. The rest of hts life. -. -. -. Possible . Grain Sale Washington Uffe the agriculture depart ment has announced a possible Sale of an additional 30,000 metric tons of . Rice to Turkey under i reexport enhancement program stateside new cigarette designed to get less smoke in eyes Winston Salem  a re. Ray. Nolds tobacco Usa says it plans to Tysl Marketa cigarette in january that gives off less smoke than other cigarettes. Smoke from Hie cigarette s lit end ii reduced by a new tobacco blend and a special paper company officials said. But company executive vice president Peter Hoult said recently thai there is no reduction in the smoke coming through the fitter. The company developed the cigarette because some people find cigarette smoke offensive Hoult said. The Tow tar cigarettes which will be marketed a Vartui Tel in -100s in Arkansas and parts of Michigan and Louisiana bum and produce Ash unlike premiere the company s smoke free cigarette that heats rather than Burns tobacco. Many overdue babies Aren t late doctors say Chicago up just one in eight babies who seem to arrive Laic is overdue and one fourth of supposedly premature babies Are not realty Horn Early doctors say. The reason is that the calculation of the preg Nancy s Start is fraught with error they said because such mistakes can Lead to unnecessary surgery and other medical procedures Ca Nadian researchers recommend routine gestational dating with an Early ultrasound examination. The researchers reported their findings in the journal of the american medical association. French Fry fans beware Sausalito is fighting fat sausal1to. Calif. A the City of Sau Salitpa known for its waterfront Charm and posh Hillside Homes will become "america1 first cholesterol free City the mayor has pledged. At a recent crowded news conference before table groaning with fresh fruits and vegetables. Mayor Robin Sweeney admitted that the Call for a cholesterol free Community is an impossible goal but a More than worthy ploy in the Battle against the chief suspect in heart disease Ameri Ca s no. I killer. Tiki was done in the spirit of trying it get it Public s attention getting their awareness up. If it pm a few laughs along the Way that s �1 right said the mayor adding thai the phrase cholesterol free should not be taken literally. The Sausalito City Council passed a Procla mation last week to tight fatty deposits in the blood calling on restaurants in the City across the Golden Gate Bridge from san Francisco to do their part Union presses for end to taped music in casinos Atlantic City n j. Up a musician Union has attempted to persuade slate regulators to rid the Casino Industry of taped music and Force the reinstatement of musicians in the or Chestra pits of new Jersey gaming Hall. The Casino control commission conducted special hearing on a request by Atlantic City musicians association to prohibit the use of taped music in Casino showrooms. The commis Sion is not Likely to Rule until january spokes Man Thomas Flynn said. A Stream of witnesses including the president of the american federation of musicians of the United Stales and Canada the world s largest Union of performing artists pleaded with the commissioners to Amend regulations to mandate live music in Casino showrooms.-. Living Christmas tree Cut Down by vandals Green Bay wis. A the 7-foot-tall living Christmas tree in Charles and Arlene he Raly s front Yard is gone lights and All. Vandals chopped Down and carried1 off the Spruce that the heralds had treasured for a dec Ade since their three children gave it to them. Police said Friday thai they have no suspects in wednesday s theft