FAA PROPOSES $1.38 MILLION CIVIL PENALTY AGAINST CAMPBELL OIL & ASSOCIATES
November 5, 2021
On October 8, 2021, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) issued a press release, detailing its decision to propose a $1.38 million civil penalty against Campbell Oil and other associates for allegedly conducting illegal charter flights for nearly two years.
In the press release, the FAA alleged that Campbell Oil had conducted nearly 154 paid passenger-carrying flights between April 2017 and March 2019 using multiple aircraft including two Cessna Citations and a Beechcraft King Air. The FAA also accused Campbell Oil of operating the aircraft without required FAA operating certificates or air carrier certificates, and conducting flights without necessary FAA operations specifications outlining what operations the company was authorized to perform. The FAA also alleged that Campbell Oil had employed unqualified pilots to carry out the flights who had not completed FAA-required training, testing, and competency checks.
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 Andy Orr (aorr@eckertsemans.com or 202-659-6625).
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