FAA PROPOSES $576,400 CIVIL PENALTY AGAINST FLORIDA-BASED BLUEFIN AVIATION SERVICES FOR ALLEGED ILLEGAL CHARTER FLIGHTS
September 28, 2020
On August 21, 2020, the FAA proposed a $576,400 civil penalty against Bluefin Aviation Services of Opa-Locka, Fla., for allegedly conducting illegal charter flights. The FAA alleges that in September 2019 and October 2019, Bluefin conducted at least 26 illegal for-hire flights using a Cessna 402B airplane to transport passengers and/or cargo between points in Florida and points in the Bahamas. The flights were illegal because Bluefin did not hold an Air Carrier or Operating Certificate, or Operations Specifications issued by the FAA, the agency alleges. The FAA further alleges the flight crew that conducted the operations had not passed required written or oral tests, competency checks and flight checks.
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