"This smells, this really smells, " he said of the FAA's apparently lax oversight of Valujet before the crash.
The move came just four days after the FAA forced the grounding of ValuJet.
Hours earlier, a flight attendants union failed in a bid to halt ValuJet's rebirth.
The contract maintenance will be checked for "quality assurance" as will maintenance performed by ValuJet employees.
Hinson said since the memo was written, ValuJet had taken a number of steps.
At a Sunday news conference, ValuJet president and founder Lewis Jordan, described the pilot, Capt.
ValuJet Flight 592, a DC-9, crashes into the Florida Everglades at approximately 2:15 p.m.
CNN: Events and developments related to the crash of ValuJet Flight 592
In 1997, ValuJet changed its name to AirTran after a 1996 crash in the Everglades killed 110 people.
They had been mismarked as empty, and ValuJet was not cleared to carry them in their full state.
ValuJet Airlines became AirTran Airways after its name was sullied by a 1996 crash that killed 110 people.
ValuJet's maintenance contractor, Sabrejet, was later convicted of not conducting adequate hazardous-materials training.
Then called ValuJet, the airline was written off by Wall Street as another doomed discounter like People Express.
The canisters on board the ValuJet plane were in a hold that also contained a few fully pressurized tires.
Lewis Jordan, ValuJet chief executive officer, said the airline will resume operations -- but with a smaller fleet -- on Monday.
Although Delta says it has not raised its prices, its walk-up fares are typically much higher than those for ValuJet or Kiwi.
ValuJet halted operations recently at the FAA's request following a series of maintenance problems discovered during a probe of the low-fare carrier.
All 104 passengers and five crew members aboard the ValuJet flight died.
In addition to Townes, ValuJet President Lewis Jordan, Federal Aviation Administration investigators, and members of the Airline Pilots Association are expected to testify.
Washington (CNN) -- Federal Aviation Administration chief David Hinson defended his agency's handling of inspections of ValuJet airlines Tuesday before a Senate committee.
Those passengers' views trouble executives of the smaller airlines, who have worried about consumer confidence fallout ever since the crash of ValuJet 592.
For travelers on a budget, who flocked to both Kiwi and ValuJet for low rates, there are now even fewer flights to choose from.
Among the problems were the experience levels of new ValuJet pilots.
Hinson says ValuJet has an approved CRM training program in place.
Walker suspects the pendant belonged to someone aboard the ValuJet flight because Celtic jewelry was scarce in the 1970s and didn't become popular until the 1990s.
Hinson said all ValuJet pilots meet FAA requirements and pointed out that both the pilot and copilot of the DC-9 that crashed had substantial flight experience.
Hinson said FAA personnel determined that because many of the pilots hired by ValuJet were former Eastern Airlines pilots with considerable experience, some new hires appeared relatively inexperienced.
ValuJet offers unpaid, temporary leaves to employees to save money.
CNN: Events and developments related to the crash of ValuJet Flight 592
When both the FAA and the DOT announced in late August that ValuJet was tentatively approved to resume operations, they agreed that the airline had taken those corrective measures.
ALPHARETTA, Georgia (CNN) -- When ValuJet Flight 592 crashed in the Florida Everglades Saturday, the ripples of that tragedy were felt across the country in homes, schools, offices and churches.
On Thursday, nearly a month after ValuJet got tentative approval to resume its flight operations, the U.S. Department of Transportation gave ValuJet the final thumbs up to return to the air.
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