Regulations and Government
Bizav Groups Praise SMS NPRM Comment Reprieve
The FAA has extended the deadline for comment on its NPRM for mandatory safety management systems to April.
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The FAA has extended the comment period on its NPRM that would require charter operators, air tours, and manufacturers to implement safety management systems. (Photo: AIN)

Business aviation groups including NBAA are praising the FAA’s decision to extend the comment period on its recent notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would require charter operators, air tours, and manufacturers to implement safety management systems (SMS). The extended comment period now runs to April 12, a month later than the original March 13 deadline. 

The NPRM would update and expand FAR Part 5 SMS requirements beyond Part 121 commercial airlines to certain Part 21 certificate holders (namely aircraft OEMs), Part 135 air charter operations, and companies holding a letter of authorization to conduct air tour operations under FAR 91.147. SMS has been mandated for U.S. airlines since 2018 and Congress has been pressuring the FAA to extend the requirement to other commercial aviation operations.

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