Agency alleges violations of U.S. citizenship requirements.

The certificates for SACI’s entire fleet were deemed invalid due to violations against U.S. citizenship requirements during ...

On Jan. 13, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notified Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc. (SACI) that the agency has rendered all aircraft registration certificates issued in the company ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered that N-registered aircraft registered through UK-based Southern ...

Company did not meet U.S. citizen requirements to act as aircraft registry owner trustee This Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet, ...

The administration states the company violated U.S. citizenship requirements when it submitted the registration applications ...

A lack of information means the Federal Aviation Administration’s official registry for aircraft and the pilots who fly them isn’t safe or secure, according to an Inspector General report. The FAA’s ...

On January 13, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) formally notified Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc. (SACI) that all ...

The FAA has grounded around 800 aircraft registered under trustee Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc. after ruling their registrations invalid, forcing owners to re-register to fly legally..

According to the FAA, SACI registered aircraft on behalf of both United States citizens and foreign nationals using trust arrangements, despite lacking the regulatory standing required to act as a ...

Many aircraft are regularly operated in multiple jurisdictions and aircraft owners have multiple choices as to where they will register their aircraft. Once the pros and cons of each registry are ...

NEW YORK -- The Federal Aviation Administration is missing key information on who owns one-third of the 357,000 private and commercial aircraft in the U.S. -- a gap the agency fears could be exploited ...