FAA Grounds Platinum Jet Management | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-07.07.25

Airborne-NextGen-07.08.25

AirborneUnlimited-07.09.25

Airborne-FlightTraining-07.10.25

AirborneUnlimited-07.11.25

Sat, Mar 05, 2005

FAA Grounds Platinum Jet Management

Company Hired Flight Crew Involved In Teterboro Challenger Accident

The company that hired the flight crew for the Bombardier Challenger 600 corporate jet that crashed on takeoff at Teterboro Airport has been grounded by the FAA through a Cease And Desist order. In an unusual move, Platinum Jet Management has refused to provide documents including training, duty time and pay records related to pilots and mechanics to the FAA, which served the company with a subpoena for the documents through a US attorney in Newark (NJ). Some of the records have been turned over, but not all.

A federal judge has ordered the company to attend a hearing on Monday and explain why it is refusing to turn over the requested information. From the court documents obtained by the Associated Press, it appears that the FAA is pursuing an investigation of the company on the basis that it does not have a Part 135 certificate to operate chartered aircraft. Mike Moulis, attorney for Platinum Jet, claims that the company was at the time working with AlphaJet, a Part 135 certificate holder owned by EH Darby and Co. out of Sheffield (AL).

"They were operating on another 135, which happens all the time, including on major air carriers," said Moulis. "For those guys to represent to you that that is somehow illegal, they need to go back to aviation school 101."

Moulis added that "The FAA has no clue what's going on with respect to this investigation. And they don't even have the time or decency to talk to the NTSB and now they're on a witch-hunt." In addition, Moulis claims that Platinum Jet Management does not need to provide the required documents, and that the mechanics and crew are independent contractors who are not covered by the subpoena.

FMI: www.platinum-jet.com, www.alphajet.com, www.ehdarby.com

Advertisement

More News

NTSB Final Report: Aviat A1

Airplane Bounced About 3 Ft Then Touched Back Down And Then, With No Brakes Applied, The Airplane Began Veering To The Left Analysis: The pilot entered the airport traffic pattern >[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.08.25)

Aero Linx: British Microlight Aircraft Association (BMAA) The primary focus within all aviation activity is SAFETY. In all aspects of our sport SAFETY must come first, whether it b>[...]

Classic Aero-TV: Fly Corvair’s Reliable Engine Alternative

From SnF25 (YouTube Edition): William Wynne Builds Practical Aircraft Engines on the Corvair Platform Seeking an affordable alternative to the traditional aircraft engine options, >[...]

ANN FAQ: Contributing To Aero-TV

How To Get A Story On Aero-TV News/Feature Programming How do I submit a story idea or lead to Aero-TV? If you would like to submit a story idea or lead, please contact Jim Campbel>[...]

Classic Aero-TV: CiES Fuel-Quantity and e-Throttle Systems Praised

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): Bridge of CiES CiES Inc. is a Bend, Oregon-based designer and manufacturer of modular embedded aircraft systems and sensors. The company’s fuel-l>[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2025 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC