The FAA has approved Reduced Vertical Separation Minima for Learjet 35/36-series business jets, allowing aircraft approved for RVSM to fly at high altitudes with a vertical separation of 1,000 ft.

Domestic reduced vertical separation minima--a critical capacity-building initiative under FAA Flight Plan 2004-08--is set to be implemented Jan. 20, 2005. The FAA's final rule on RVSM, issued last ...