Regulations and Government
FAA Proposes Another Enforcement for Illegal Charter
The FAA proposed a $1.5 million civil penalty agains B E L Aviation for conducting 114 illegal charter flights in a Piaggio Avanti.

The U.S. FAA has proposed another enforcement action for illegal charter activity, this time a $1.5 million proposed civil penalty against B E L Aviation in Odessa, Texas. According to the agency, B E L Aviation allegedly conducted 114 unauthorized flights for hire in a Piaggio P-180 Avanti II between September 2016 and July 2108 throughout the U.S. and Mexico. B E L Aviation did not have an air carrier or air operator certificate when it conducted those flights, the agency added.