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JAR OPS 2 rules could be in place by year-end

Next month, after several years of seemingly circular internal arguments, Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) finally expects to issue draft proposal

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

March 26, 2008

Next month, after several years of seemingly circular internal arguments, Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) finally expects to issue draft proposals for the new JAR OPS 2 operating requirements governing corporate operators of European-registered aircraft. The provisional rules will be made available for several months of informal industry consultation with a view to issuing a formal notice of proposed amendment (the JAR OPS structure replaces existing national rules) before year-end.

According to JAA officials, the grouping of European national aviation authorities has accepted the case for taking a light touch in regulating corporate (U.S. Part 91 equivalent) operators. If this thinking is reflected in the draft rules issued next month, it should dispel years of suspicion and concern in the European business aviation community that they would face the much heavier Part-135-style approach of the already-implemented JAR OPS 1 regulations for airlines.

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