Off-Duty Commercial Pilot Arrested and Charged With Interfering With Flight Crew
On October 22, 2023, Joseph Emerson, an off-duty commercial pilot, was arrested after attempting to shut down the engines of ...
Florida Resident Sentenced for Pointing Laser at Police and Military Helicopters
On October 20, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida sentenced Patrick Longsworth to 24 months ...
California Pilot Indicted for Interfering With a Flight Crew
On October 18, 2023, a grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah indicted Jonathan J. ...
Washington Individual Pleads Guilty To Aiming a Laser Pointer at an Aircraft
On October 5, 2023, Christopher Harris pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Western Washington to ...
Former New York Pilot Sentenced for Failing to Disclose Receipt of Medical Disability Benefits and Criminal Convictions to FAA
On October 11, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York sentenced former pilot Noah Felice ...
Long Island Contracting Company Owner and Employee Plead Guilty in Construction Fraud Scheme
On October 10, 2023, Frank Lizza, owner and officer of Intercounty Paving Associates, LLC, and Ramon De Los Santos, an ...
FAA Suspends Two Oregon Corporate Executives
On September 13, 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suspended and proposed to debar Spares, Inc. executives Christine Litkei, President, ...
Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of SkyWest Airlines’ Maintenance Program
Aviation safety—the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) top priority—includes oversight of commercial passenger carriers’ safety programs. According to FAA regulations, each ...
Oklahoma Helicopter Charter Company Pays $155,000 To Settle Civil Penalty Claims
On February 16, 2023, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Oklahoma entered into a civil settlement agreement ...
Corporation Ordered to Pay $4 Million in Restitution for Fraud Scheme
On July 27, 2023, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida sentenced the Royal Air Museum, ...
Alabama Individual Pleads Guilty to Aiming a Laser at a Police Helicopter
On August 2, 2023, in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Kevin Neslund pleaded guilty for aiming ...