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 ...
Former Aviation Company Owner Convicted and Sentenced for Falsifying FAA Certificate
On July 12, 2023, the U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico convicted and sentenced Elvin M. Ortiz-Landron, former owner of ...
California Pilot Pleads Guilty To Obstructing a Federal Investigation After Intentionally Crashing Airplane
On June 30, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, pilot Trevor Daniel Jacob pleaded ...
Letter to Congress on FAA’s Compliance With the 2020 Aircraft Certification Safety and Accountability Act
In January 2023, Chair Maria Cantwell of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee requested that we review the Federal ...
Former FAA Employee Sentenced for Falsifying Documents and Accepting Bribe
On June 29, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio sentenced Michael Puehler to 36 months ...
Audit Initiated of FAA’s Efforts to Prevent and Mitigate Runway Incursions at Commercial Airports
Reducing runway incursions—incidents involving unauthorized aircraft, vehicles, or people on a runway—has been a longstanding challenge for FAA. Since the ...
Florida Resident Convicted for Pointing Laser at Police and Military Helicopters
On June 21, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida convicted Patrick Longsworth for pointing a ...
Alabama Individual Charged for Aiming a Laser Pointer at a Police Helicopter
On May 31, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, the U.S. Attorney filed an ...