Rex did not ensure its flight crews received training in the differences between passenger and freight‑configured Saab 340 aircraft, prior to being scheduled to fly freight operations.
The requirement for Rex to provide their flight crews with type-specific training on the cargo-configured Saab 340 no longer exists. Pel-Air Aviation, who operated the cargo-configured Saab 340 aircraft, have ceased operating that variant.
Rex has updated the training information delivered in its ground school to include aircraft differences fitted to the cargo configured Saab 340 aircraft. Rex advised that it includes emergency checklists for passenger and cargo configured aircraft, cargo cross-valve information relating to quick change configured aircraft in the Rex fleet that have the cross-valve fitted, its purpose and operation, and confirmed that the information relating to the specific freighter differences were part of the Pel-Air operator’s conversion course.
