Maintenance and Modifications
Industry Balks at Requiring FAA OK To Surrender Repair Station Certificate
Coalition of aviation trade associations petition FAA to remove rule.
Under new FAA rules, repair stations must petition the FAA for the right to surrender their certificates.
Under new FAA rules, repair stations must petition the FAA for the right to surrender their certificates.

A coalition of aviation trade associations petitioned the FAA on Friday to restore the right for a repair station to surrender its certificate voluntarily. In its new repair station rule, which became effective last November, the FAA took the unprecedented step of subjecting surrendered certificates to “acceptance for cancellation.” The coalition is calling for the removal of the requirement, which it says is unique among aviation certificates, runs counter to the interest of aviation safety and adds to the regulatory administrative burden without any agency explanation as to how the new discretion will be used.


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