Aircraft Registration Rules Change

Posted on: Wednesday, July 21 | Under: News/Events

Aircraft Registration Rules Change with Re-registration Program Beginning this Fall

The FAA yesterday issued its final ruling mandating the re-registration of all U.S. civil aircraft.

In an effort to clear clutter from the aircraft registry and provide more up-to-date information to law enforcement and other agencies, the FAA will require owners to begin re-registering their aircraft in a rolling program that will begin November 1 and end in December 2013. The first three-month window will involve only aircraft whose certificates were issued in March of any year. The registration process will then move on to certificates issued in April and so on for the next three years.  Currently, there is a one-time aircraft registration with a $5 fee; the new rule would require that aircraft be re-registered every three years.  While owners with no changes to their registration will be able to re-register their aircraft online, those with changes will be required to submit their applications through the mail.

Ultra Aviation is advising owners to submit their applications as early as possible in their appropriate window to allow the agency time to process and mail the new registrations.

The FAA, which maintains information on 357,000 aircraft in its registry, said that nearly one third are no longer eligible for registration because of incorrect addresses or other registration errors, aircraft inactivity or disposal and/or revoked certificates. This new ruling could result in the cancellation of registration of more than 100,000 aircraft over the next three years.  For up to date information, the new ruling can be found at the FAA’s Website: FAA Final Ruling

Below is a proposed schedule depicting the re-registration deadlines:

If the Certificate was issued in:	The certificate expires on:	The owner must apply for re-registration between these dates - to allow delivery of the new certificate before expiration
March of any year	March 31, 2011	Nov 1, 2010 and Jan 31, 2011
April of any year	June 30, 2011	Feb 1, 2011 and April 30, 2011
May of any year	Sept 30, 2011	May 1, 2011 and July 31, 2011
June of any year	Dec 31, 2011	Aug 1, 2011 and Oct 31, 2011
July of any year	March 31, 2012	Nov 1, 2011 and Jan 31, 2012
Aug of any year	June 30, 2012	Feb 1, 2012 and April 30, 2012
Sept of any year	Sept 30, 2012	May 1, 2012 and July 31, 2012
Oct of any year	Dec 31, 2012	Aug 1, 2012 and Oct 31, 2012
Nov of any year	March 31, 2013	Nov 1, 2012 and Jan 31, 2013
Dec of any year	June 30, 2013	Feb 1, 2013 and April 30, 2013
Jan of any year	Sept 30, 2013	May 1, 2013 and July 31, 2013
Feb of any year	Dec 31, 2013	Aug 1, 2013 and Oct 31, 2013