Defunct Clearwater Private Jet Company Avantair Goes From Boom To Bankruptcy To Federal Court

Posted in: News by Doug Gollan, March 15, 2017

David Esteves, 52, a former director of maintenance at the defunct company, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that he tampered with evidence.  He was charged with interfering with National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration investigators looking into what led an Avantair plane’s left tail elevator to fall off unexpectedly in 2012. Read more…

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