The court case was a question about whether the FAA was correct in requiring that pilots using the service have commercial licenses and the court said &quot;Yes, that&#x27;s within their authority.&quot; The FAA stance was that commercial pilots receive significantly more scrutiny and I believe are required to have significantly more experience than private pilots without commercial licenses.<p>I think a comparable car service would be one that allowed teens (including those 16-18) to advertise for passengers who would help cover fuel costs. I&#x27;ll note that Uber requires that drivers be at least 21.