FAA PROPOSES $624,000 CIVIL PENALTY AGAINST STEELE AVIATION OF BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA
January 25, 2019
On December 4, 2018, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a $624,000 civil penalty against Steele Aviation of Beverly Hills, California, for allegedly conducting illegal passenger-carrying flights.
In the latest case, the FAA alleged that between October 2016 and February 2018, Steele Aviation conducted 16 for-hire flights when the company did not have the air carrier certificate required for these operations.
Steele Aviation had previously been issued a civil penalty for the same violation when it operated a Gulfstream IV and a British Aerospace 125 on at least 78 for-hire passenger-carrying flights between September 17, 2015 and June 13, 2016. Additionally, the FAA further alleged the pilots who conducted the majority of these flights did not meet applicable training requirements for that type of operation.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6622); Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6665), or Alexander Matthews (amatthews@eckertseamans.com or 202-659-6633).
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