NBAA Small Aircraft Exemption Extended Another Year
Allows operators of aircraft weighing 12,500 pounds or less to take advantage of flexibility usually offered to operators of larger, turbine aircraft.

The FAA is extending NBAA’s “Small Aircraft Exemption” through March 31 next year. The extension, granted on March 20, continues an exemption that has been in place since 1972. But this year’s extension is for only one year; in many of the past years the FAA granted two-year extensions. Further, NBAA said the FAA is exploring the possibility of removing certain limitations for operations conducted outside the U.S.