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ALPA Ups Opposition to DOT Part 380 Public Charter Rule

The Air Line Pilots Association cited JSX as an example of what it called a scheduled carrier using a "regulatory loophole."

SkyWest CRJ200 in flight — A SkyWest Charter application for Part 380 service has drawn calls to end the economic authority altogether. (Photo: SkyWest Charter)

By Kerry Lynch • Editor, AIN monthly magazine

July 13, 2023

The Air Line Pilots Association has ratcheted up the opposition to the use of Part 380 rules on public charter flights through a filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that takes aim at so-called "hop-on jet service" operator JSX. The filing is in response to an application another operator, SkyWest Charter, filed a year ago seeking DOT Part 380 authority but argues that JSX’s operations amount to scheduled services that belong under FAR Part 121 rules.

“JSX simply is wrong [about scheduled charter],” ALPA said. “If it looks, swims, and quacks like a duck, it is a duck. Since JSX does in fact provide scheduled service, it should be deemed to do so, regardless of the fictitious regulatory disguise that it dons.”

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