The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an emergency order of revocation against Air America of Carolina, Puerto Rico, which was involved in a fatal crash last year in San Juan.
The FAA accused the charter operator of using an unqualified pilot, using a pilot who had received inadequate rest, operating aircraft that were overweight and improperly loaded, and failing to turn over pilot records.
“Air America’s actions were careless and reckless, and its numerous violations of the Federal Aviation Regulations pose a threat to safety in air commerce or air transportation,” the FAA said earlier this week. Air America has surrendered its air carrier certificate, the FAA added.
The FAA said Air America’s director of operations “falsely recorded that he had provided required ground and flight training to a new pilot, when he had, in fact, not provided that training.” Because the new pilot had not received the training, he was not qualified to serve as pil…
