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Illegal Charter

Fly Legal Day

Fly Legal Day marks six years since footballer Sala died in illegal charter crash

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Yves Le Marquand
21 Jan 25
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The Air Charter Association (ACA) is once again urging the industry to support its Fly Legal Day to raise awareness of illegal charter, following the…

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Air Charter Association stages Legal Charter Day to highlight Sala tragedy

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CJI Expert
17 Jan 23
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The Air Charter Association (ACA) is urging the industry to support its Legal Charter Day dedicated to raising awareness of the dangers of illegal charter,…

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Organiser of Emiliano Sala flight convicted over safety

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Yves Le Marquand
29 Oct 21
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The businessman who organised the flight that crashed, killing the footballer Emiliano Sala, has been found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft. David…

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AvanteFly app ‘to reduce illegal charter’

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Yves Le Marquand
14 Oct 21
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AvanteFly CEO, Bria Okonkwo has said the firm’s recently launched mobile app will reduce the influence of charter brokers accused of profiting from illegal operations.…

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CJI Insight: Implications for lease agreements of FAA guidelines defining Private and Common Carriage

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Alasdair Whyte
19 Feb 21
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By: Derek Bloom, partner, Atlantic Aviation Legal Services, LLC The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently imposing a civil penalty of $1 million on Weathervane…

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FAA plans $1m fine against Weathervane Aviation Services for alleged illegal charter flights

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Mike Stones
26 Jan 21
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The FAA is proposing a $1,001,000 fine against Massachusetts company Weathervane Aviation Services for allegedly conducting about 1,400 illegal charter flights. Weathervane, based in Westport,…

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CJI Americas 2020: ‘New entrants present greater opportunity for illegal charter’

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Yves Le Marquand
17 Nov 20
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First-time clients entering business aviation as a result of Covid-19 could create more opportunities for illegally chartered flights to operate, agreed CJI Americas’ panel of…

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‘Illegal charter must be watched very carefully’: Neil Harvey

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Yves Le Marquand
21 Aug 20
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It is all too easy to cross over into illegality when it comes to aircraft charter and the dangers should be monitored carefully, according to…

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CJI Global 2020: David Norton – “Need to get everybody in the right lane” on illegal charter

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Yves Le Marquand
8 Jul 20
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  There is a huge amount of education required in order to curb illegal charter, not least among the FAA, but to their credit it…

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The NBAA “Small Aircraft Exemption”​ – An Enormously Helpful Tool for the Business Small Aircraft Operator

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Alasdair Whyte
9 Apr 20
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A fundamental concept under FAA regulations is that if the operator of an airplane is receiving any reimbursement in exchange for carrying passengers around –…

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BACA comment on illegal charter case and verdict

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Terry Spruce
27 Feb 19
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BACA – The Air Charter Association (BACA) is pleased to note the verdicts of the jury in the case of Robert Murgatroyd, a private pilot…

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Black charter: There is nothing grey about illegal air charter

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Alasdair Whyte
7 Apr 14
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Why the risks of illegally chartering a private jet completely outweigh the minimal reward. In the next few months, we are going to hear a…

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Black charter: There is nothing grey about illegal air charter

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Alasdair Whyte
7 Apr 14
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Why the risks of illegally chartering a private jet completely outweigh the minimal reward. Prada’s matte black Gulfstream G450 (Photo: Antony Pratt). In the next…

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A guide to illegal charter for air charter bookers

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CJI Expert
13 Jun 12
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Aircraft booker David MacDonald, Air Partner, says the concern about grey charter is not simply a legal one, but the possibility that something could go…

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Illegal aircraft charter has been overhyped

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Alasdair Whyte
8 Jun 12
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Brian Johnson spent 20 years as an aviation regulator. Here, he discusses why people should not call it grey charter and how the extent of…

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Illegal aircraft charter has been overhyped

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Alasdair Whyte
8 Jun 12
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Brian Johnson spent 20 years as an aviation regulator. Here, he discusses why people should not call it grey charter and how the extent of…

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Liability of owners (including fractional interest owners), lessors and financiers for personal injury, death or property damages: Aerolease of America, Inc. v. Vreeland

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Alasdair Whyte
5 Mar 12
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Aoife O'Sullivan of Gates and Partners says financiers need to take note of the recent Supreme Court decision in Florida of Aerolease of America, Inc.…

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