Federal Aviation Administration

Other potential liabilities faced by Musk’s companies include a $633,000 fine the Federal Aviation Administration levied against SpaceX in September for alleged license violations during two Florida launches of its rockets.

The transit gap is blamed on a variety of factors, including reported concerns among airport officials over potential lost parking profits, pushback from the Federal Aviation Administration, and competing interests over taxpayer dollars.

The Federal Aviation Administration said it will investigate the incident.

He advertised that he was certified with an Airframe and Power Plant Certificate with inspection authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration.

The company is also accused of falsifying Federal Aviation Administration release certificates, used to show that an aircraft is airworthy.