Regulations and Government
Av Groups Warn Part 380 Changes Would Curb Service
Business and general aviation groups stress Part 380 changes are not justified
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JSX has become a target in the Part 380 regulatory wars. © Flickr/Creative Commons

A move by the FAA to revise Part 380 public charter flight rules, as requested by airlines and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), is not justified, could cut services to small communities, and could serve as a barrier to new entrants, a coalition of seven aviation groups warned the agency.

Those warnings were a response to an FAA notice of intent (NOI) released in August, saying the agency was considering a rulemaking to alter the regulatory definitions of “on-demand operation,” “supplemental operation,” and “scheduled operation” under 14 CFR Part 110. The agency said these changes would address “the exception from FAA’s domestic, flag, and supplemental operations regulations for public charter operators.” Such a rulemaking, the FAA added, would push some operators under Part 135 to Part 121.

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