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Flight Operations: Pilot requirements; Use of oxygen
The Federal Aviation Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on September 24, 2026. Comments are due by November 23, 2026.
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What the agency says
FAA proposes to raise the altitudes at which a pilot is required to don an oxygen mask for commuter and on demand operations, as directed by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, and revise the pilot oxygen mask requirements applicable to general aviation operations in pressurized aircraft. The proposed amendments would allow the operation of airplanes at higher altitudes without requiring at least one pilot at the controls to wear and use an oxygen mask. If adopted, these proposed changes would reduce regulatory and economic burdens on operators by changing certain requirements pertaining to pilots' use of oxygen masks.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-19584
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Published
- September 24, 2026
- Comments due
- November 23, 2026
- Dates
- Send comments on or before November 23, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. FAA-2026-12145; Notice No. 26-17
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2120-AM24
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 14 CFR 91; 14 CFR 135
- Topics
- Air carriers; Air taxis; Aircraft; Airmen; Aviation safety; Charter flights
- Pages
- 17
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