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Safe Flights for Passengers and Flight Crews Act
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue certain regulations eliminating public charters from being eligible for on-demand eligibility under part 380 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Requires passenger-carrying scheduled charter flight operations to be regulated under the Federal Aviation Administration's part 121 standards (for domestic and flag operations) instead of part 380 standards (for public charters).
- Applies the requirement to aircraft with more than 9 passenger seats.
- Takes effect 90 days after the bill is enacted, regardless of whether the FAA has issued implementing regulations.
- Applies to charter operations where the departure location, departure time, and arrival location are offered in advance to passengers.
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Sponsor (1)
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![Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/K000402.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. (D-NY) [#26]
1 cosponsor
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![Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/L000600.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. (R-NY) [#23]
Actions (3)
- Feb 12, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. · house
- Feb 11, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Feb 11, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 11, 2026
Mr. Kennedy of New York (for himself and Mr. Langworthy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue certain regulations eliminating public charters from being eligible for on-demand eligibility under part 380 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Safe Flights for Passengers and Flight Crews Act”.
SEC. 2. ON-DEMAND ELIGIBILITY.
(a) Requirement.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law and beginning 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, any passenger-carrying scheduled charter operation shall be regulated by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration as a domestic operation or a flag operation, as the case may be, under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, when operating an aircraft having a passenger-seat configuration of more than 9 passenger seats, excluding each crewmember seat.
(b) Effect of Rulemaking.—The requirements of subsection (a) shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, regardless of whether the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration has issued regulations to implement such requirement.
(c) Passenger-carrying Scheduled Charter Operation Defined.—In this section, the term “passenger-carrying scheduled charter operation” means any common carriage passenger-carrying operation for compensation or hire conducted by an air carrier or commercial operator that is a public charter operation under part 380 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, for which the certificate holder or its representative offers in advance the departure location, departure time, and arrival location. <all>
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