FAA FINES ROSADO AVIATION OVER $1.1 MILLION FOR ILLEGAL CHARTER OPERATIONS
August 31, 2022
On July 18, 2022, the FAA issued a press release announcing that it has proposed a civil penalty of $1,125,640 against Rosado Aviation of Brodheadsville, PA for allegedly carrying out 52 illegal charter flights. Specifically, the FAA alleged that Rosado Aviation conducted the illegal, paid passenger-carrying charter flights between May 2019 and February of 2021 while using multiple aircraft without the required operating certificate or operations specifications. FAA has also accused Rosado Aviation of using unqualified operations, maintenance, and pilot personnel for the 52 alleged illegal charter flights. Rosado Aviation now has 30 days to respond to the FAA’s enforcement letter.
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