into effect, imposing new and more stringent requirements on frac
This spring the long-awaited Subpart K to FAR Part 91 regulations is expected to go
into effect, imposing new and more stringent requirements on fractional ownership operations. As written, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) does much to clarify the role of the corporate flight attendant as part of a fractional operation, but does nothing to alter the existing Part 91 regulations with respect to flight attendants not flying with fractional operators.
Although currently regulated under Part 91, most fractional program managers claim they already follow the stricter Part 135 guidelines with regard to flight attendants. A spokeswoman for Flight Options said all its flight attendants have been trained to either Part 135 or Part 121 standards, and that it also follows Part 135 requirements with regard to flight-time limitations and rest for flight attendants. NetJets, the world’s largest fractional operator, also trains its flight attendants to Part 135. When flight-time limitations and rest requirements call for a change of the flight crew, the flight attendants are included.
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