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on Monday August 18 2014, @03:25AM
from the are-pilots-allowed-to-accept-'gifts'? dept.
from the are-pilots-allowed-to-accept-'gifts'? dept.
There will be no "ZimRide for airplanes", according to an FAA ruling released today that prohibits private pilots from publicly offering seats on their planes in exchange for gas money, including via startups like AirPooler and Flytenow.
The decision strikes a blow to the sharing economy, and comes in response to AirPooler formally requesting a clarification of the gray area it was operating in. Banning this form of planesharing (like ridesharing for aircraft) could keep people safe by preventing them from hopping in with rookie pilots. However, it will also make it more expensive for pilots to fly since they can't share costs, reduce travel options for passengers, and kill off an entire category of startups.
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(Score: 2) by evilviper on Monday August 18 2014, @06:56PM
Always been true in the US, too, with just the tiniest few narrow exceptions. Canada probably has some, too.
The question is, what if you offer to give a flight to somebody you don't know, and in exchange their checked-luggage happens to be a 55-gallon barrel of aviation fuel? That's the grey area this company was trying to exploit, but got (rightly) hammered by the FAA for.
Hydrogen cyanide is a delicious and necessary part of the human diet.