Complex sentence: According to the chief representative of the cable car company Jean-Charles Simiand, the aerial tramway had been built in 1981 and was "working in perfect order" prior to the accident, as it had recently passed an inspection.
Split into simpler sentences: According to the chief representative of the cable car company, Jean-Charles Simiand, the aerial tramway was built in 1981. He said that it was "working in perfect order" prior to the accident, as it had recently passed an inspection.