Summary
- Aviation groups oppose changing rules protecting public charter carriers like JSX, saying it is going to limit their operations and stifle competition.
- FAA’s Notice of Intent has requested public comment on revising ‘on demand’ operations for public air charters, which some claim avoid safety regulations.
- Part 380 provides competition in a concentrated marketplace dominated by 4 major airlines, benefiting secondary markets and small communities.
Aviation groups are expressing their opposition to changing the US government rules protecting public charter carriers like JSX, which might limit their way of operating.
Multiple airlines and aircraft manufacturers have voiced their concern by sending a letter to the US government earlier this week, noting that a rule change would have negative consequences and stifle competition.
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Including the FAA
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a Notice of Intent, which requested public comment regarding the revision of ‘on demand’ operations, which, through DOT Part 380, allows the general public air charter to move passengers interstate.
Competition has noted that this loophole allows public charters to avoid standard aviation safety regulations, which JSX denies. It states that these claims might be detrimental to its growth and is a campaign to place it out of business.
Source: JSX
JSX has recently launched its own online campaign, encouraging the present policy to stay. It supports other charter airlines operating similar models and providing air services to communities that can’t sustain industrial air service. As reported by Flightglobal, the organizations supporting operations comparable to JSX wrote:
“In an industry where 4 major airlines control greater than 80% of the domestic market, Part 380 provides much-needed competition in a highly concentrated marketplace, often ensuring secondary markets and small communities proceed to have options for meeting the air transportation needs of their residents.”
Public charter airlines
In the US, 4 leading carriers demand greater than 80% of the industrial air market, and part 380 provides competition for secondary markets; earlier this yr, SkyWest announced plans to launch an identical operation to JSX, identifying the area of interest market as lucrative and profitable.
Photo: JSX
These ‘on-demand’ air services are the loophole that the most important carriers try to limit, as JSX is defined as a component 135 operator, which might provide on-demand, unscheduled passenger or freight air services, by which through Part 380, allows the air transportation of passengers interstate. Under Part 135, there are cases where charter operators comparable to JSX can sell scheduled flights but in limited quantities.
JSX
Based out of Dallas Love Field, it operates to destinations within the US and Mexico by describing itself as a ‘hop on, hop off’ service, with its fleet of 17 Embraer ERJ-135 and 28 ERJ-147, which seat as much as 30 passengers. The carrier departs from private jet terminals on the airports it operates, marketing to passengers you’ll be able to be from ‘curb to seat’ in only 20 minutes.
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Avoiding airport lines, crowds, and noninvasive security means passengers have more time and might fly in style. Private lounges at its partner airports enhance this intimate jet experience. JSX hopes for passengers to rediscover the fun of flying, and after landing, you are promised to have your baggage back in your hands inside five minutes.
JetBlue and Qatar Airways have minority shares in JSX, and passengers onboard JSX flights can earn miles for United Airlines MileagePlus and JetBlue TrueBlue.
Other well-known charter airlines include European TUI, providing an enormous network across Europe and North America for vacationers, and Air Canada Jetz, which operates predominantly for corporate clients and sports teams.