Transportation Bureau Reviews Airline Record Preservation Rules
Published Date: 8/12/2025
Notice
Summary
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics wants to keep making sure airlines and certain charter operators save important records like tickets, complaints, and contracts. This helps keep everything clear and fair for travelers and the government. If you’re in the airline or charter business, get ready to keep these records safe and sound—no new costs or deadlines, just a check-in on the rules.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Airlines Must Keep Key Records
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics continues to require certificated air carriers to preserve accounting records, consumer complaint letters, reservation reports and records, and system reports of aircraft movements. This notice is issued under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the agency says this is a check‑in on the rules with no new costs or deadlines.
Charter Operators Must Retain Financial Records
Public charter operators and overseas military personnel charter operators are required to retain certain contracts, invoices, receipts, bank records, and reservation records as part of BTS’s record preservation requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Preserving Complaints Helps Travelers’ Transparency
BTS’s preservation of consumer complaint letters and reservation records is intended to keep things clear and fair for travelers and the government by maintaining documentation of complaints and bookings.
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