The FAA is ending a decades-old exemption program that lets pilots fly certain older Cessna Citation jets alone. Affected operators will need a second pilot.

As of September 29, a pilot with a logbook endorsement to fly a Cessna Citation 500, 550, S550, 552 or 560 alone is expected to bring a second pilot. The FAA’s notice of policy change, published in ...

The FAA has rescinded exemptions for certain Cessna Citation aircraft to operate with a single pilot in command.

The agency stops issuing and rescinds the exemptions that, since 1984, allowed transport-category jets to fly without a second in command. It reviewed 18 years of accidents and flagged “widespread non ...

Some Cessna aircraft that typically require two pilots will no longer receive a waiver to be flown by just one, following several fatal accidents and widespread noncompliance with rules for ...

The FAA is revoking single-pilot exemptions for various Cessna Citation 500-series aircraft (e.g., Citation I, II, V, Ultra, Bravo, Encore), effective September 29. This decision follows an FAA review ...

In an urgent letter sent this week to the FAA, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and Citation Jet Pilots (CJP) requested the agency delay by at least 90 days its rescission of ...

The FAA ended single-pilot flying in the Citation II and Bravo. What it costs owners to hire a second pilot, partner, step across or sell.

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