What
is the Fly America Act?
How does the Fly America Act apply to government travel?
The Fly American Act refers to the provisions enacted by section
5 of the International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices
Act of 1974 (pub. L. 93-624, January 3, 1975), 40 U.S.C. App. 1517,
as amended by section 21 of the International Air Transportation
Competition Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96-192, February 15, 1980), 94
Stat. 43
The Act (41 CFR 301) requires individuals using United States
Federal Government funds to limit themselves to U.S. airlines.
However, 41 CFR Parts 301-3 section §301-10 allows those individuals
to use federal funding to fly on non-U.S. airlines under the following
circumstances:
- A non-U.S. carrier provides service on a particular leg of
the route
- Service on a non-U.S. air carrier would be three hours or less,
and use of the U.S. air carrier would at least double (six hours)
the travel time
- When the U.S. air carrier only has seats in first and/or business
class, and economy class service is available from a non-U.S.
air carrier
- When the traveler, while en route, has to wait six hours or
more to transfer to a U.S. air carrier to proceed to the intended
destination
- When use of a U.S. air carrier would extend travel time by
at least six hours more than travel by a non-U.S. flag carrier
- When use of a U.S. air carrier would require two or more aircraft
changes at points abroad than use of a non-U.S. air carrier
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