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Customer experience & product

FAA ends single-pilot exemptions for legacy Cessna Citation 500 series jets

Last observed 2026-10-31 · Confidence 98%

Canonical event record

What happened

The FAA has ended legacy single-pilot exemptions for CE-500 series aircraft, requiring a trained second-in-command alongside the pilot-in-command. Purpose-built Part 23 single-pilot aircraft remain unaffected.

Why it matters: The change raises operating and staffing requirements for affected business jets and highlights the safety risks of applying single-pilot practices to aircraft designed for multi-crew operations.

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