Recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) actions against Part 135 operators have muddied the waters, confused operators and prompted the launch of a new Aviation Today Webinar – Part 135 Operations: How to Handle The New Pressures – set for Tuesday, September 29 at 11 am.

With the recent indictment of five Platinum Jet executives for illegal Part 135 operations, the stakes for operating without a Part 135 certificate just got higher. In addition, to the threat of FAA certificate revocations or suspensions and hefty civil penalties ($10 million for TAG Aviation), the specter of significant jail terms looms. Two executives have pled guilty and are likely to get jail terms. The new webinar seeks to explain these events as well as help operators avoid similar problems.

President/CEO JDA Aviation Technology Solutions Joseph M. Del Balzo, who once led the FAA, Vice President, Safety & Regulatory Compliance Hughes Aerospace Corporation Dion W. Johnson and NTSB Board Member turned independent air safety consultant John Goglia will lead the panel discussion to clarify this new operating environment and how to avoid similar mistakes. They will cover what the status of Part 135 operational control and whether aircraft owners are vulnerable to illegal Part 135 allegations when they put their aircraft on a Part 135 ops specs and supply crew. The three will also discuss whether or not agency agreements protect operators from liability and whether or not there is a better way to protect operators from liability. Finally, the panel will discuss whether Part 135 certification of corporate flight departments is feasible and cost effective.

“Many aircraft owners don't fully realize that there is an entirely different set of regulations that govern the operation of aircraft for hire,” said Moderator John Persinos, who is also publisher of Aviation Today. “It's called FAR Part 135, and it explains what is required of an air taxi operator, including the qualifications of the pilots who fly charter airplanes, and the level of aircraft maintenance that is required when the airplane is offered to paying passengers.

“Each airplane on a Part 135 charter certificate must be approved by the FAA,” he continued. “What's more, every time an airplane is added or removed from such a certificate, the document must be amended and re-approved. The length of time that it takes for the official paperwork to reach the operator will vary among the country's far-flung network of Flight Standards District Offices.”

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