Regulations and Government
Airline flight and duty regs could apply to Part 135 ops
With the comment period on a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on flight-, duty- and rest-time requirements for Part 121 flight crews closing on Novembe

With the comment period on a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on flight-, duty- and rest-time requirements for Part 121 flight crews closing on November 15, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) expressed concern that the FAA plans eventually to expand the regulations to encompass Part 135 on-demand operations.

“The current proposal for Part 121 largely, and logically, deals with the scheduling of flight crews for operations and routes that are known far in advance,” NATA said. “The application of a scheduled pilot regime in a substantially ad hoc system, such as Part 135, is a great concern to the industry,” said the association.