What is the difference between FAA Part 125 and 135?

In addition to Part 91, two other sections of the FARs basically govern the operation of business jets: Part 135 for charter and air-taxi commercial operations, and Part 125 for larger airplanes. (A special subsection of Part 91 allows fractional programs like NetJets to avoid Part 135.)



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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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§ 121.481 Flight time limitations: One or two pilot crews. (a) A certificate holder conducting flag operations may schedule a pilot to fly in an airplane that has a crew of one or two pilots for eight hours or less during any 24 consecutive hours without a rest period during these eight hours.

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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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A single-pilot operator is a certificate holder that is limited to using only one pilot for all part 135 operations. That specific pilot is listed by name and certificate number on the FAA issued Operations Specification (OpSpec) A040.

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Exceeding Industry Training Standards This makes NetJets the first Part 135 carrier to be accepted into the Advanced Qualification Program (AQP). The FAA refers to this elite program as “the highest possible standard of individual and crew performance”.

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As mentioned above, the key difference between part 91 and part 135 operations is that Part 91 flights are considered non-commercial, while Part 135 flights are commercial. This has a number of implications for the operator, passengers and insurance providers.

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(1) A rest required under paragraph (b)(1) of this section may be scheduled for or reduced to a minimum of 8 hours if the flight crewmember is given a rest period of at least 10 hours that must begin no later than 24 hours after the commencement of the reduced rest period.

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Regulated duty hours for pilots In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulates commercial pilots to be scheduled for no more than 14 hours of flight duty.

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