Tag Archive: BizJets

Pilot Gets Prison Time in High-Profile Case – Flying Magazine

Former Platinum Jet pilot Francis Vieira, 61, was sentenced to six months in federal prison on Monday for his role in fraudulent activity that led up to the crash of a Challenger 600 charter jet in 2005, which veered off the runway after a failed takeoff attempt from Teterboro Airport. During court hearings last year, …

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Photo: GOL collision Legacy repairs near completion

The Embraer Legacy involved in the well-known collision over Brazil has been under repairs at Constant Aviation since November of last year, and was caught while undergoing some tests on Pad-3 on August 4th.

DOT To Dismantle BARR Program | AVIATION WEEK

In the face of strong industry opposition and proposed congressional language, the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) is moving ahead with a proposal to provide public access to most business aircraft tail numbers via flight-tracking services. The change, to go into effect in about 60 days, essentially dismantles the Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program, which …

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Pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino in Brazil air crash have sentences commuted – NYPOST.com

BRASILIA — A Brazilian court has convicted two American pilots for their role in a 2006 midair crash with a Brazilian airliner that killed 154 people, but commuted their jail terms, angering victims’ families, AFP reported Tuesday. Relatives of people killed in the accident said in a statement Tuesday that they were “disappointed and angry” …

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