• To review global status of regulating corporate aviation.
Business Aviation Summarized
• Business flight with commercial aircraft.
• Corporate Aviation.
• Owner Operated.
• Fractional Ownership.
• Operated for business purposes.
• Non-commercial.
• Pilots employed to fly the aircraft.
Business Aviation in the Global
Community
• 30,000 turbine aircraft.
• 17,000 companies
• 90% of Fortune 100 companies.
• 75% of Fortune 500 companies
Reasons for Regulating
Corporate Aviation
• Public perception of safety.
• Need for public records.
• Security issues.
Scale of Regulations
Very stringent
Certification per commercial
Certification for private operators
Registration to regulations
Registration to industry standard
Additional requirements to basic regulations
Basic Operating Rules
Examples of Regulations
Very stringent
Canadian
European
US
Basic Operating Rules
Annex 6 Pt II Amendment 27
• Section 3 applicable to corporate aviation becomes effective 18 November.
• States around the world are in various stages of implementation
US Regulations
• Corporate Aviation regulated under Part 91 –
General Operating and Flight Rules;
• Most corporate operations also governed by
Part 91, Subpart F (Large Turbine powered multi engine aircraft).
• Not ready yet for Annex 6 Pt II.
Canadian Regulations
• Corporate aviation generally regulated under CAR 604.
• Only country requiring certification for corporate operations.
• Annex 6 Pt II essentially completely implemented .
European Discussion Paper
• “It will be argued that there is no need to regulate Corporate
Aviation – it is a noncommercial activity that has a good safety record.”
(from JAA JOWG/WP-02/-4.6)
European Proposed Regulation
• EASA in process of finalizing rules for
Corporate Aviation.
• A-NPA issued in 2009.
• Comment document due any day.
European Proposed Regulation
• EASA has rules for NCC that are based on Annex 6 Pt II
Section 3.
• Will require declaration.
• Recognizes industry standards.
British Overseas Territories
• Developed OTARs that govern corporate aviation.
• Meets Annex 6 Pt II SARPS.
• Bermuda and Cayman
Islands have implemented.
Thank you for the invitation to participate.