The Fly America Act refers to the provisions enacted by .
The Fly America Act regulates travel funded by United States federal government, requiring the use of U.S. flag airlines (not to be confused with flag carriers) for official travel with a few exceptions. Covered individuals include federal government employees, their dependents, consultants, contractors, grantees, and others.
The Fly America Act is incorporated into the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) at Subpart 47.4—Air Transportation by U.S.‑Flag Carriers and is, therefore, applicable to all U.S. government contracts issued to U.S. and non‑U.S. companies, except for commercial item contractors, which are exempt from the act under Part 12.503 of the FAR.
The Fly America Act does not prohibit travel funded by civilian government agencies on carriers associated with nations that have a qualifying "bilateral or multilateral agreement" with the United States; however, travelers must complete a declaration that such an agreement exists. Although the United States has entered into more than one hundred Open Skies agreements,U.S. State Department List of Open Skies Agreements. only a few of them are considered qualifying "bilateral or multilateral agreement[s]"; they are the agreements with the European Union (including non‑EU members Norway and Iceland), Australia, Switzerland, and Japan.GSA Overview of the Fly America Act.
British-owned airlines were disqualified for the Fly America Act in 2021 after the United Kingdom left the European Union.News: Financial Times Brexit Britain close to agreeing open skies deal with US
See also Bilateral air transport agreement Open skies
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