FAA Revokes Air Trek’s License

Air Trek, an air ambulance company based at the Charlotte County (FL) Airport, had its operating license revoked by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 10. The FAA action comes less than a month after the federal agency suspended Air Trek's carrier's license on May 23. Further inspections, which turned up more serious problems than those cited previously, led the FAA to revoke Air Trek's license. "Our findings as a part of that investigation indicated that revocation was in order as opposed to the suspension," said Kathleen Bergen, a spokeswoman for the FAA's southern region. The FAA's emergency revocation letter cited 14 air traffic safety regulation violations, including flying aircraft that had not been deemed safe, failure to follow weight guidelines, deceptively recording maintenance shortfalls, allowing pilots to make international flights without proper training or certification, and letting pilots fly after they had failed required tests. "Air Trek's systemic noncompliance with regulatory requirements is unacceptable and a danger to the flying public," the FAA's letter said.