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FAA Grounds Aircraft for Improper Registration

The owners of aircraft registered through U.K.-based Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc. (SACI) have been notified their ...
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FAA invalidates aircraft registrations issued to one owner trustee: What owners need to know

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

FAA Grounds 800 Aircraft Due To Invalid Registrations

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

FAA grounds aircraft registered to UK-based consultancy over ‘violation’

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

FAA Revokes Aircraft Registration Certificates for 800 SACI Aircraft

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

FAA Orders Surrender of Aircraft Registration Certificates Issued to Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc., Potentially Impacting Over 800 Aircraft

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 ...
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FAA grounds over 600 aircraft registered to SACI trustee

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 ...