One Size Does NOT Fit All
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), by dint of comments submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 12 April 2023, made clear that while the larger aviation industry supports, more or less, de rigueur initiatives to enhance safety of flight, the agency’s new proposal to saddle private, air-taxi, and business aviation with Part 121 Safety Management System (SMS) regulations misses the mark—by a wide margin.