What is a Part 135 scheduled air carrier?

Part 135 is a certificate required by the Federal Aviation Administration for a company to operate as a non-scheduled air charter carrier. It encompasses a section of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) that establishes safe operating procedures and policies for on-demand jet charters.



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Scheduled Air Carrier means an air carrier open for public and functioning according to an announced schedule or regularly or in a clearly repetitive way within regular noticeable flights.

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A Part 135 operator provides commercial, non-scheduled aircraft operations – such as private air charter and air taxi flights. Part 135 operations have to work within a much more detailed and strict operational and legal framework than a Part 91 operator.

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Operators of business aircraft that wish to conduct operations for compensation or hire are generally certificated under Part 135 of the FARs. As a certificate holding entity, the operator must comply with a number of FAA requirements regarding areas such as flight operations, maintenance and training.

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What are the benefits of flying with a Part 135 operator? The Part 135 operators are the best safety-wise. The pilots are required to have a minimum of 500 total flight hours, 100 cross-country flight hours and 25 night, and cross-country flight hours.

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§ 135.265 Flight time limitations and rest requirements: Scheduled operations. (1) 1,200 hours in any calendar year. (2) 120 hours in any calendar month. (3) 34 hours in any 7 consecutive days.

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Scheduled = has a fixed schedule. It is done because of gate and airspace scheduling conveniences. Non-scheduled = does not have a fixed schedule. It may have been planned years in advance, but it's flight is not predictable prior to the flight plan.

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