FAA Part 135 Operator List Deactivated: What You Need to Know

In February 2026, the FAA deactivated its publicly accessible Part 135 operator spreadsheet due to data integrity issues arising from the WebOPSS to SAS (Safety Assurance System) migration. The list was a primary resource for brokers, corporate flight departments, and insurance companies to verify operator certificate status.

NATA and other industry organizations have recommended alternative verification methods while the FAA resolves the data migration issues.

Without the public list, brokers and clients cannot easily verify your certificate status through the FAA's website. This creates friction in the charter sales process and may delay bookings.

Operators who rely on the list as a competitive differentiator (showing active certificate status to potential clients) need alternative ways to demonstrate legitimacy.

Proactively share your certificate and OpSpec documentation with brokers and regular clients. Create a digital package containing your Part 135 certificate, current OpSpecs (especially A001), and insurance certificate.

Maintain your third-party safety ratings (ARGUS, WYVERN, IS-BAO) as these serve as independent certificate verification. Brokers can check these databases even when the FAA list is offline.

Keep your Navlyt compliance dashboard current so you can produce evidence of active operations at any time. Use Navlyt Document Library to store and share certificate documentation.

Brokers can still verify operators through: direct certificate inspection (ask to see the certificate), ARGUS TripCheq or WYVERN verification databases, contacting the operator's FSDO directly, or requesting the operator's OpSpec A001 which shows authorized operations.

The FAA has indicated the list will be restored once data integrity is validated. No timeline has been provided.