I’m an American private pilot unconnected to Flytenow other than being an interested observer in the broad space. U.S. Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) — or

I’m an American private pilot unconnected to Flytenow other than being an interested observer in the broad space. U.S. Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) — or Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) — Part [91] covers personal flights, FAR Part [135] charter and cargo operations, and, for completeness, FAR Part [121] commercial air carriers. Under Part 91, pilots may accept pro rata share of direct costs from passengers. Flytenow sought to facilitate ride sharing based on this allowable cost sharing, but the FAA determined that advertising planned flights to the general public would be “holding out,” behavior reserved for commercial operators and therefore a no-no. As for why they didn’t move, I suspect the sizes of the general aviation markets in the U.S., Europe, and Asia carried at least some weight. [91]: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=pt14.2.91 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=pt14.2.91 [121]: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=pt14.3.121 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=pt14.3.121 [135]: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=pt14.3.135 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=pt14.3.135