Originally Posted by
desertwest
Look up DOT Part 380. Scheduled operations with turbojet airplanes of up to 30 seats is just fine with DOT and FAA for a Part 135 carrier.
DOT 380 addresses charters. charters, by definition are not scheduled operations.
Scheduled operations are when you, as an operator, tell the public that you will be operating an airplane from XXX to YYY, Departing XXX at 11:45 every weekday morning and you will sell people tickets to ride on that airplane.
As has been correctly stated here, more than once, the maximum seats in scheduled transportation for a Part 135 certificate holder is 9.
Since you mention Part 380, I have to ask, did you read it yourself? in Part 380 you will find the following:
Charter flight means a flight operated under the terms of a charter contract between a direct air carrier and its customer. It does not include scheduled air transportation, scheduled foreign air transportation, or nonscheduled cargo air transportation, sold on an individually ticketed or individually waybilled basis.