FAA PROPOSES OVER $300,000 IN CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST UNIVERSAL FLIGHT TRAINING
October 27, 2021
On September 22, 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) issued a press release, available here, indicating that it has proposed a civil penalty of $382,000 against Universal Flight Training (“Universal”) of Sarasota, FL for allegedly conducting illegal passenger carrying flights.
According to the FAA, Universal and its affiliate, Universal Flight Services, conducted at least 26 paid-passenger flights between October 2015 and February 2019 in multiple aircraft that it was not authorized to operate. Specifically, FAA has alleged that the companies did not have the required FAA-issued Air Carrier and Operator Certificate to conduct the flights, and that the companies had used unqualified pilots who did not complete 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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