Revised Guidelines for Implementation of the Fly America Act
Highlights
A revision was transmitted which supersedes the guidelines for implementation of the Fly America Act. The primary reason for this revision is to implement amendments which relax the standards under which U.S. air carrier service may be considered unavailable for travel between two places, both of which are outside the United States. A new standard of reasonable availability, as opposed to strict availability, is to be applied. In addition, the amendments permit the use of foreign air carrier service without regard to the availability of the U.S. air carrier service under the reciprocal terms of an appropriate bilateral or multilateral agreement. The basic concepts in the guidelines as revised have not changed. One exception is the 2-day per diem concept which is no longer to be followed in view of the new availability criteria in the revised guidelines.