Charter & Fractional
U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear Flytenow Case
The FAA had determined that pilots who solicit passengers using the website are “common carriers” and subject to commercial transportation requirements.

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday declined to hear Flytenow’s appeal of an FAA legal interpretation that effectively shut down its website, which connected pilots with potential passengers who would share expenses on pre-planned Part 91 flights. The FAA had determined that pilots who solicit passengers using the website are “common carriers” and subject to commercial transportation requirements.