Ride sharing in aviation is perfectly legal, the FAA isn't interested in the commercialization of ride sharing in aviation. However there have been websites of

Ride sharing in aviation is perfectly legal, the FAA isn't interested in the commercialization of ride sharing in aviation. However there have been websites offering that for many years, none are popular. Whoever thought of suing the FAA for something that is already legal... probably listening to an investor who didn't want to invest unless if it was given the FAA seal of approval... http://www.risingup.com/fars/info/part61-113-FAR.shtml http://www.risingup.com/fars/info/part61-113-FAR.shtml Sec. 61.113(1)(c) This is a good article on this http://speednews.com/article/6966 http://speednews.com/article/6966 (2011) essentially two people have to be intending to go to the same destination, the passenger can only pay half the costs and the pilot has to pay the other half since he/she is going to the same destination anyway.