The court found the "air Uber" illegal

A Washington court closed the service, which decided to follow in the footsteps of Uber. Thanks to the Flytenow.com service, people could fly on private flights.

Service Flytenow.com allows users to find private flights and get on them by paying a certain share of fuel costs. AirPooler Inc. offered similar services before its activities were stopped by the US Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), which refused to accept that paying part of the cost of fuel for the flight is different from buying a commercial aviation ticket, so pilots who provide services in the service must have commercial license. Flytenow Inc. Last week, she filed a petition with the court to reconsider the decision of the Federal Air Transport Agency, but the judges rejected the petition.

The Federal Air Transport Agency explains its decision as follows: pilots who can offer a flight to pay for a portion of the fuel should be distinguished only to a small group of people (for example, friends, acquaintances or relatives), with pilots offering their services to a wide audience. Indeed, in such a case, passengers who are not suspecting a dirty trick "can conclude a deal of this kind with those pilots who do not have the experience and license of commercial pilots."