Regulations and Government
Turbine Biz Aircraft Included in FAA CVR Upgrade Rule
U.S. regulator sets three deadlines for affected aircraft
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The FAA has increased the required minimum recording time for cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) initially on newly manufactured turbine business and commercial aircraft from two to 25 hours under a new final rule. The rule stems from a December 2023 notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and the 2024 FAA Reauthorization Act.

Three compliance timeframes are established. The first requires the 25-hour CVR for aircraft manufactured one year or more after the enactment of the reauthorization act, or May 16, 2025, and operating under Part 121 or transport-category aircraft designed for operations by any air carrier or foreign air carrier type-certified with 30 or more passenger seats.