| | FAA''s Wet Lease Guidance Alarms Business Aviation Groups |
 | | In a notice printed in the Oct. 25 Federal Register, FAA seeks comments on guidance discussing what would be considered legal and illegal wet lease arrangements - those involving the lease of an aircraft and at least one crewmember. |
 | | "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," FAA said, adding that the notice attempts to clarify what is permissible. |
 | | FAA said it understands aircraft owners lease aircraft to Part 135 operators to recover costs, and said, "Nothing in this guidance is intended to bar these arrangements." The agency has no objections, it said, as long as the carrier maintains operational control. |
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