I have several clients that own jets.. None of them personally own them, they are all owned by such and such Aviation LLC.. and so on. Same thing with their homes, they all rent from some property management company. I doubt they were ever under the Montforts name as far as ownership goes, way to much legal and tax liability. If the plane goes down whoever is on it at the time can only go after the aviation company.
Last edited by def90; 10-17-2013 at 15:02.
I use to fly for a family that owned a couple of Jets ( Hawkers ). These aircraft were owned by the family, not a business. The trend over the last decade or so is to use jet management companies. I have no doubt the Monforts are smart enough to utilize a separate entity to "own" and control their aircraft, especially if other people are flown aboard for liability reasons. Everyone knows corporate pilots suck......just kiddin
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinqu...m_Inquiry.aspx
Serial Number 1055 Status Valid
Manufacturer Name CANADAIR LTD Certificate Issue Date 12/14/2000
Model CL-600 CHALLENGER Expiration Date 06/30/2016
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Multi-Engine Type Engine Turbo-fan
Pending Number Change None Dealer No
Date Change Authorized None Mode S Code (base 8 / oct) 52070242
MFR Year 1982 Mode S Code (base 16 / hex) A870A2
Type Registration Corporation Fractional Owner NO
Registered Owner
Name MONFORT AVIATION LLC
Street 134 OAK ST
City EATON State COLORADO
County WELD Zip Code 80615
Country UNITED STATES
Airworthiness
Engine Manufacturer LYCOMING Classification Standard
Engine Model ALF-502 SER. Category Transport
A/W Date 05/28/1997
How do you know that Monfort let the Giffords use the plane for free? Monfort could just as well have leased the plane to whatever group sponsored the Giffords' trip.
Chris
Charlie Montfort shuttling anti gunners around on his jet while he's out drinking and driving..
http://kdvr.com/2013/11/05/colorado-...n-dui-charges/
No, I make it a habit to stay out of those places.