WASHINGTON–The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a $400,000 civil penalty against Kalitta Air, LLC (Kalitta), of Ypsilanti, Michigan, for allegedly flying an aircraft that was not compliant with an FAA-issued Airworthiness Directive (AD).

The agency alleges Kalitta flew a Boeing 777-F aircraft on 44 flights between December 29, 2022, and January 26, 2023, when the Aircraft’s Flight Manual was not updated to comply with the AD.

Kalitta has requested an informal conference in response to the proposed civil penalty.

WASHINGTON–The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $67,500 civil penalty against Crow Executive Air, Inc., (Crow) of Perrysburg, Ohio, for allegedly using two unqualified pilots and for failing to perform a required equipment check.

The FAA alleges that Crow operated a Cessna Citation aircraft on 10 flights for compensation or hire using two unqualified co-pilots and flew the aircraft when checks were overdue for a piece of navigation equipment.

Crow has 30 days after receiving the FAA’s enforcement letter to respond to the agency.

WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is announcing today plans to take two actions to address public charter flights, which have rapidly expanded in frequency and complexity in recent years. Some services appear to operate like scheduled airlines but under less-rigorous safety regulations – a fact that oftentimes is not transparent to the flying public.