Fly Legal Day marks six years since footballer Sala died in illegal charter crashnews Yves Le Marquand 21 Jan 25 0The Air Charter Association (ACA) is once again urging the industry to support its Fly Legal Day to raise awareness of illegal charter, following the… Read more
Air Charter Association stages Legal Charter Day to highlight Sala tragedynews CJI Expert 17 Jan 23 0The Air Charter Association (ACA) is urging the industry to support its Legal Charter Day dedicated to raising awareness of the dangers of illegal charter,… Read more
Organiser of Emiliano Sala flight convicted over safetynews Yves Le Marquand 29 Oct 21 0The businessman who organised the flight that crashed, killing the footballer Emiliano Sala, has been found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft. David… Read more
AvanteFly app ‘to reduce illegal charter’news Yves Le Marquand 14 Oct 21 0AvanteFly 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.… Read more
CJI Insight: Implications for lease agreements of FAA guidelines defining Private and Common Carriagenews Alasdair Whyte 19 Feb 21 0By: Derek Bloom, partner, Atlantic Aviation Legal Services, LLC The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently imposing a civil penalty of $1 million on Weathervane… Read more
FAA plans $1m fine against Weathervane Aviation Services for alleged illegal charter flightsnews Mike Stones 26 Jan 21 1The 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,… Read more
CJI Americas 2020: ‘New entrants present greater opportunity for illegal charter’news Yves Le Marquand 17 Nov 20 0First-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… Read more
‘Illegal charter must be watched very carefully’: Neil Harveynews Yves Le Marquand 21 Aug 20 0It is all too easy to cross over into illegality when it comes to aircraft charter and the dangers should be monitored carefully, according to… Read more
CJI Global 2020: David Norton – “Need to get everybody in the right lane” on illegal charternews Yves Le Marquand 8 Jul 20 0 There is a huge amount of education required in order to curb illegal charter, not least among the FAA, but to their credit it… Read more
The NBAA “Small Aircraft Exemption” – An Enormously Helpful Tool for the Business Small Aircraft Operatornews Alasdair Whyte 9 Apr 20 0A fundamental concept under FAA regulations is that if the operator of an airplane is receiving any reimbursement in exchange for carrying passengers around –… Read more
BACA comment on illegal charter case and verdictnews Terry Spruce 27 Feb 19 0BACA – The Air Charter Association (BACA) is pleased to note the verdicts of the jury in the case of Robert Murgatroyd, a private pilot… Read more
Black charter: There is nothing grey about illegal air charternews Alasdair Whyte 7 Apr 14 0Why the risks of illegally chartering a private jet completely outweigh the minimal reward. In the next few months, we are going to hear a… Read more
Black charter: There is nothing grey about illegal air charteropinion Alasdair Whyte 7 Apr 14 0Why 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… Read more
A guide to illegal charter for air charter bookersnews CJI Expert 13 Jun 12 0Aircraft booker David MacDonald, Air Partner, says the concern about grey charter is not simply a legal one, but the possibility that something could go… Read more
Illegal aircraft charter has been overhypednews Alasdair Whyte 8 Jun 12 0Brian Johnson spent 20 years as an aviation regulator. Here, he discusses why people should not call it grey charter and how the extent of… Read more
Illegal aircraft charter has been overhypedopinion Alasdair Whyte 8 Jun 12 0Brian Johnson spent 20 years as an aviation regulator. Here, he discusses why people should not call it grey charter and how the extent of… Read more
Liability of owners (including fractional interest owners), lessors and financiers for personal injury, death or property damages: Aerolease of America, Inc. v. Vreelandnews Alasdair Whyte 5 Mar 12 0Aoife 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.… Read more
