Transport i lotnictwo · 25.10.2005

Wet Lease Policy Guidance

It has long been contrary to Federal Aviation Regulations for an air carrier to "wet lease" an aircraft from an individual or entity that is not separately authorized to engage in common carriage. By this notice, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) seeks comment on proposed policy guidance identifying those commercial arrangements that would be considered to be unlawful wet lease arrangements under these regulations as well as those that would be permissible. Additionally, we seek comment on our proposed treatment of certain other commercial arrangements between air carriers and aircraft owners that--while not amounting to illegal wet leases--could nevertheless result in the air carrier impermissibly ceding operational control of flight to non-certificated entities.