• Flight Standards Service Topics
  • Customer Service Initiative
  • Key Officials
  • Programs
  • Civil Aviation Registry
  • Air Transportation Division
    • Branches
      • 121 Air Carrier Operations
      • 135 Air Carrier Operations
      • Air Carrier Training and 142 Training Center
      • National Simulator Program
      • Program Management
      • Voluntary Safety Programs
    • Customer Service Initiative
    • Whistleblower Protection Program
  • Aircraft Maintenance Division
  • Certification & Surveillance Division
  • Flight Technologies & Procedures Division
  • General Aviation & Commercial Division
  • Regulatory Support Division
  • Regional Divisions

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The Program Management Branch, AFS-260, manages Air Transportation Division automation and the project management program.  Programs include: 

• Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL).
  Administers MMEL, Flight Operations Evaluation Policy Board’s (FOEPB), and FOEB MEL policy development; approves MELs; and administers development of Flight Safety Board (FSB) new aircraft training requirements.
• Operations Safety System (OPSS).
  Manages the automated Operations Safety System (OPSS).  Flight Standards focal point for all Operations Specifications (OpSpec), Management Specifications (MSpec), and Letter of Authorization (LOA) issues.  Develops and disseminates policy and reference materials related to automated authorizations.  Provides OPSS data to support FAA policy and decisions.
• Insurance and Economic Authority.
  Maintains Part 298 exemption authority for all on-demand operations.  Maintains insurance for Part 402 foreign air carriers and Part 401 U.S.-certificated air carriers.  Advises DOT on compliance disposition of air taxi operators, commuters, and air carriers.

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Part 298 Exemptions

Address:
Federal Aviation Administration
Program Management Branch, AFS-260
Room # 831
800 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
Washington, DC 20591

Phone: (202) 267-8166
Fax: (202) 267-5229