The US Federal Aviation Administration has established a long-awaited Fractional Aviation Rule-Making Advisory Committee. Its job will be to draw up recommendations on the future regulatory status of fractional ownership programmes. The results will be submitted to the FAA in early January next year.
The committee, which will meet for the first time next month, will decide whether fractionals should continue to operate under Federal Aviation Regulation Part 91, which governs general aviation, or be placed under the stricter Part 135 regulations governing commercial aircraft, or under a combination of the two.
Although members of the committee have yet to be announced, representatives are likely to come from the National Business Aviation Association, National Air Transportation Association and General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
These have drawn up safety and operational guidelines for fractionals and management companies to follow until a suitable regulatory solution can be found.
Source: Flight International
