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• Jon Hemmerdinger
A regulatory official suggested that obtaining an air taxi type certificate may be more straightforward than securing approval for commercial flights through the FAA’s eIPP programme. The distinction underscores that aircraft certification alone may not clear operators to launch services under the pilot programme.
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