Regulations and Government
IBAC Hails Change in Cockpit Door Rules for Bizjets
Threshold requirement for hardened cockpit doors for aircraft with 19 or fewer seats raised from 100,310 pounds mtow to 120,152 pounds.

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) hailed an ICAO council’s decision last week to raise the weight threshold requirement for hardened cockpit doors for aircraft with 19 or fewer seats from 100,310 pounds (45.5 metric tons) maximum certified takeoff weight to 120,152 pounds (54.5 metric tons). This means that current and future ultra-long-range business jets, including the 103,600-pound-mtow Gulfstream G650ER and in-development Bombardier Global 7000, will no longer need to meet this requirement.