AINalerts » January 26, 2007

Public Being Asked To Comment on Numerous Issues
January 26, 2007 - 10:23am

The DOT in its advance NPRM asks the public to comment on the following questions:

(1) How might customers and passengers benefit from the information covered by the NTSB recommendation in making their air-taxi service purchase decisions?

(2) Should any notice requirement, if adopted, also apply to air charter brokers and other ticket agents who arrange for air transportation for air-taxi customers?
DOT Seeks Comments on Air-taxi Disclosure Rules
January 26, 2007 - 10:19am

In an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published today, the DOT is seeking input from interested parties on a 2006 NTSB recommendation calling for air taxi’s to be required to disclose operational control information to customers. The recommendation stems from the Safety Board’s investigation into the crash of a Challenger 600 at Montrose, Colo., on Nov. 24, 2004.