41 CFR § 301-10.263 - Travel authorization documents for Government aircraft.

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title: "41 CFR § 301-10.263 - Travel authorization documents for Government aircraft."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "301-10.263"
section_name: "Travel authorization documents for Government aircraft."
chapter_number: 301
chapter_name: "TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) TRAVEL ALLOWANCES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "ALLOWABLE TRAVEL EXPENSES"
part_number: "301-10"
part_name: "10—TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 5704; 5 U.S.C. 5707; 5 U.S.C. 5707, note; 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 49 U.S.C. 40118; Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-126, revised May 22, 1992, 57 FR 22150."
regulatory_source: "FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
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# 301-10.263 Travel authorization documents for Government aircraft.

(a) Employees must present to the aircraft management office that operates the Government aircraft:

(1) Valid picture identification, such as a Government identification card or a State-issued driver's license; and

(2) A copy of their written travel authorization, including any applicable blanket travel authorization, approved in accordance with § 301-10.262.

(b) The travel authorization for a senior Federal official or a non-Federal traveler must include the following information:

(1) Traveler's name with indication that the traveler is either a senior Federal official or a non-Federal traveler, whichever is appropriate.

(2) The traveler's organization and title or other appropriate descriptive information, *e.g.,* dependent, press, etc.

(3) Name of the authorizing agency.

(4) The official purpose of the trip.

(5) The destination(s).

(6) For personal or political travel, the amount that the traveler must reimburse the Government (*i.e.,* the full coach fare or appropriate share of that fare).

(7) For official travel, the comparable City Pair fare (if available to the traveler) or full coach fare if a City Pair fare is not available.