Airlines (majors and regionals) provide Jepps to their pilots (there may be a very few exceptions at the 135/commuter level).

However...the charts you get are NOT the standard Jepp packs you buys at the FBO. The issue you will get is customized:

- Covers only the airline's geographic operating area.

- Customized with non-standard minimums (or entire approaches) that apply only to that airline.

- Usually specific to the aircraft: jet pilots get a lot of Jepps, turboprops (which operate in a small geographic area) may get only a handful.

- You package will cover the geographic area your aircraft serves, including destinations, approved alternates, and possible emergency divert fields.

- Airports with runways too small for your aircraft will be excluded...this means that you can't really use your airline jepps for recreational flying (unless you own a G-V).


Om occasion I have had to ferry an aircraft (for Mx or paint) and found that I was not issued approach plates for the destination (it wasn't in the revenue service footprint)...good thing to check BEFORE you blast off.