BILL REINTRODUCED TO UPDATE PART 380 PUBLIC CHARTER SECURITY
May 21, 2025
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On March 27, 2025, members of the House Aviation Safety Caucus reintroduced the Safer Skies Act which aims to update the security requirements for Part 380 public charter operators to parallel those of Part 121 scheduled airlines. The bill, which was first proposed in August 2024, comes on the heels of the Transportation Security Administration’s (“TSA”) January 2025 announcement of increased security requirements for Part 380 public charter flights. Proponents of the bill laude it as a necessary measure to “close a loophole that has allowed certain operators, like ticketed charter flights, to bypass the rigorous screening requirements that ensure the safety of all passengers.” If enacted, the legislation would require the TSA to further update its security requirements for Part 135 and Part 380 operators that sell individual seats on aircraft with more than nine passenger seats to follow the same security standards as scheduled airlines. The bill has received support from the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots, “which shares similar screening requirements to those operations using Part 380 economic authority.”
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