February 25, 2016
The full D.C. Circuit on Wednesday rejected a flight-sharing startup's request to reconsider a panel's decision late last year affirming the Federal Aviation Administration's determination that Flytenow Inc. pilots require commercial licenses.
February 03, 2016
A flight-sharing startup has asked the full D.C. Circuit to review a panel's decision affirming the Federal Aviation Administration's determination that its pilots require commercial licenses, saying its pilots do not seek a commercial profit and cannot be labeled common carriers.
December 18, 2015
The D.C. Circuit grounded a flight-sharing startup Friday, upholding the Federal Aviation Administration's determination that the company's services amounted to commercial operations and its pilots could not transport passengers without commercial licenses.
September 25, 2015
Flight-sharing website Flytenow Inc. pressed a D.C. Circuit panel Friday to reverse a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration action scuttling its service for lacking commercially licensed pilots, saying the company's unique pilot-reimbursement structure distinguishes it from typical commercial airlines.
January 07, 2015
Flight-sharing website Flytenow Inc. has challenged a Federal Aviation Administration ruling effectively scuttling the service, arguing to the D.C. Circuit that pilots should not be forced to get a commercial license just because they use the online service.