Charter & Fractional
FAA postpones deadline for seat rule compliance
The FAA has postponed until November 29 the compliance deadline for a controversial flight standards handbook bulletin that addresses aircraft configuratio

The FAA has postponed until November 29 the compliance deadline for a controversial flight standards handbook bulletin that addresses aircraft configuration and maintenance programs for aircraft operated under Part 135.

The bulletin reiterates that Part 135 aircraft certified for at least 10 seats must adhere to more stringent maintenance and operational standards required by FAR Part 135.411 (a)(2) than those aircraft with nine or fewer seats, which can use the less demanding 135.411(a)(1). Some operators had been meeting the nine or fewer standard by simply cordoning off seats or placarding them as unusable.