Replies to post #30732 on Baltia Air Lines Inc. (fka BLTA)

[DISCHINO]

The key words...

".................. As this is the FIRST passenger jet to be certified under the FAA 121 certification guidelines, not only is this important to Baltia, it is also going to set precedents for future certifications. https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/atos/air_carrier/

The precedents are a two way street.

Future airlines will use what Baltia did and follow their lead.

Those judging the FAA's effectiveness under the new certification requirements is a big deal to the FAA itself and they want to shine.

This is a win win and neither side wants to fail.

[Erko]

Unfortunately that is incorrect, there are several carrier that have been certified under the new guidelines.

Freedom Airlines Domestic
Allegiant Domestic
Virgin America Domestic
EOS Airlines International ops
Max Jet International Ops
Orange Air Domestic

And I am sure that I messed a few.

What most people do not understand is the complexity to start an international airline. First of all the past 6 years, FAA have been severely understaffed and lacks the manpower to support a start up. Currently there are 1100 Aviation operators nation wide waiting for certification, everything from flight schools to Maintenance repair stations.

People talk about the so called Mini evac, you have to consider the logistical nightmare to schedule 18 government employees to meet at one location for a evac demonstration. Government employees that have no incentives to speed the process and do not care about the growth of the company or financial burden.

This is a massive undertaking.