The FAA is ending long-standing single-pilot exemptions for some Citation jets.
The FAA said exemptions allowing certain two-pilot Cessna Citation variants to operate with one pilot no longer provide an equivalent level of safety.
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The agency cited incomplete records, improper proficiency checks and falsified documentation uncovered during a review. It said current exemption holders will be notified separately and pilots relying on affected endorsements must stop those single-pilot operations.
The FAA also referred to fatal accidents involving aircraft that normally require two pilots. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating those events, so the exemption decision should not be read as a final accident-cause finding.
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