FAA PROPOSES A $341,893 FINE AGAINST 93 AIR FOR ALLEGED ILLEGAL CHARTER OPERATIONS
December 15, 2021
On November 19, 2021, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) issued a press release announcing that it has proposed a $341,893 civil penalty against 93 Air, a Nebraska-based company, for allegedly conducting 32 illegal charter flights in 2018 and 2019.
Specifically, the FAA alleges that 93 Air conducted the paid passenger-carrying flights between October 2018 and September 2019 in a single-engine Pilatus PC-12/45 despite not having a required air carrier certificate or operations specifications to carry out the flights. The FAA also alleges that 93 Air employed unqualified pilots to operate the flights who had not completed FAA-required training, testing and competency checks. 93 Air has not yet responded to the proposed civil penalty.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com 202-659-6622) or Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com 202-659-6665).
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