How to Avoid the Illegal Air Charter Operator
IS YOUR CHARTER DEAL TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? Then it probably is an illegal charter, one operated by an aircraft owner/operator that has not undergone all the rigorous inspections, testing, training for its pilots and aircraft, carries all the required insurances etc.. because its a very hard and time-consuming to be awarded an FAA Air Carrier Certificate. Only a few are handed out a year because of this reason. Most of the smaller aircraft (31 passenger seats or less) are operated under CFR Part 91, those that choose to charge a consumer to fly them to a particular place are required to obtain a CFR 135 DOT certificate. (similar to CFR 121 for the likes of Delta/American/United etc..) FAA awards a civil penalty The FAA recently proposed a $3.3 million civil penalty against The Hinman Co., alleging that its subsidiary, Hincojet LLC, conducted hundreds of commercial aircraft operations in violation of FAA regulations. The agency contends that the company failed to h...