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Keep on Treking

Steve Scott

Monday, October 27th, 2008

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A National Transportation Safety Board Administrative Law Judge recently reversed an Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) emergency order of revocation issued in June 2008 that grounded Punta Gorda, FL-based Air Trek. This action clears the way for the aeromedical transport company to resume operations. The FAA issued an emergency order indefinitely suspending Air Trek's Part 135 certificate in May 2008, but two weeks later withdrew its suspension order and instead issued an emergency order of revocation. The air ambulance company based…

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