[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR102-33.220]

[Page 58-59]
 
           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
               CHAPTER 102--FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION
 
PART 102-33_MANAGEMENT OF GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart C_Managing Government Aircraft and Aircraft Parts
 
Sec. 102-33.220  What are the responsibilities of an agency's aviation 

program in justifying the use of a Government aircraft to transport 
passengers?

    (a) Upon request from an agency's travel approving authority, the 
agency's aviation program must provide cost estimates to assist in 
determining whether or not use of a Government aircraft to carry 
passengers is justified. See OMB Circular A-126 for more information on 
justifying travel on Government aircraft. See also the Government 
Aircraft Cost Accounting Guide (CAG) published by GSA (defined in Sec. 
102-33.20) for guidance on estimating the cost of using a Government 
aircraft. The cost of using a Government aircraft is--
    (1) The variable cost of using a Federal aircraft;
    (2) The amount your agency will be charged by a CAS provider; or
    (3) The variable cost of using an aircraft owned by another agency 
as reported by the owning agency if you are not charged for the use of 
the aircraft.
    (b) In weighing alternatives for travel on Government aircraft, you 
must also consider the following:
    (1) If no follow-on trip is scheduled, all time required positioning 
the aircraft to begin the trip and to return the aircraft to its normal 
base of operations.
    (2) If a follow-on trip requires repositioning, the cost for the 
repositioning should be charged to the associated follow-on trip.
    (3) If an aircraft supports a multi-leg trip (a series of flights 
scheduled sequentially), the use of the aircraft for the total trip may 
be justified by comparing the total variable cost of the entire trip to 
the commercial aircraft cost (including charter) for all legs of the 
trip.
    (4) The use of foreign aircraft as CAS is authorized when the agency 
has determined that an equivalent level of safety exists as compared to 
U.S. operations of a like kind. The safety of passengers shall be the 
overriding consideration for the selection of travel mode when comparing 
foreign sources of scheduled commercial airlines and CAS.

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                         Managing Aircraft Parts