Blackhawk International Airways
Blackhawk International Airways was an aircraft charter rental and leasing company based out of
Lantana Airport, was at one time based at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport
.
In 2001, Blackhawk surrendered its operating certificate to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and has not operated since.[1]
FAA issues
Between 1998 and 2001, Blackhawk was fined by the FAA four times, including once for violating safety standards and once for failing to comply with maintenance standards. A third charge in 1999 particularly took the company to task for failing to test its employees for illegal drug use.[2]
Death of Aaliyah
Nine people were killed in a
settled out of court.[5] Blackhawk was listed in Customs documents as the official operator while Skystream was the plane's owner.[4]
Blackhawk was shut down by the FAA as a result.
References
- ^ "U.S. opens criminal probe into Aaliyah crash". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ^ "Bad News On Blackhawk International Airways". The Angling Report. December 2001. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ NTSB (2001-08-25). "NTSB Identification: MIA01RA225". Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ^ a b Schumacher-Rasmussen, Eric (August 29, 2001). "Pilot Of Aaliyah's Plane Had Been Caught With Cocaine, Was Not Authorized To Fly". MTV. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.
- ^ NTSB (2001-08-25). "NTSB Identification: MIA01RA225". Retrieved 2018-10-26.