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A statement has been sent by SAC to all clients containing the following information
Statement from Southern Aircraft Consultancy, 13 January 2026
We write with an urgent update, which we would ask that you read carefully. We have this evening received a letter from the FAA, which states that:
1. They have decided Southern Aircraft Consultancy is not classed as a US citizen, and is therefore no longer eligible to register aircraft.
2. all aircraft currently registered to Southern Aircraft Consultancy therefore need to be grounded with immediate effect, and not flown again until they are re-registered with the FAA.
3. all Certificates of Registration for aircraft registered to Southern Aircraft Consultancy should be returned to the FAA within 21 days.
This letter comes as a complete shock.
Firstly because the letter (issued this evening) states that all aircraft must be grounded from today’s date. This obviously gives no sensible timescale for anyone to effect the process of reregistering their aircraft as instructed, which is entirely unreasonable.
Secondly, and most importantly, because Southern Aircraft, to the best of our knowledge and based on previous legal advice, is compliant with the FAA’s regulations as to what constitutes a US Citizen who can register aircraft. The decision appears to have been made around the fact that the administration of all of the Trusts is carried out by staff based in the UK.
We will obviously be strongly challenging the FAA on this decision, and on the entirely unreasonable timescales for grounding the aircraft – and returning Certificates of Registration – that they have imposed. We are doing all that we can to ensure the least possible inconvenience is caused to you, our clients, and have our US and UK lawyers working urgently on a solution.
The absolute most important thing to us is to find a way forward that minimizes disruption and inconvenience to our clients. To this end, we are pursuing the transfer of the entire business to a US-based Trust Company. Doing this would mean that no clients would need to re-register their aircraft – the new Trust Company would simply become the new Trustee for all of our Trusts. We are also hoping to agree with the new Trust Company that they will honour all existing annual Trust fees already paid by our clients.
We would hope to have some news for you within the next few days. However, we will fully understand if this current uncertainty means that you don’t wish to wait, and instead wish to immediately dissolve your Trust with us. If you wish to do this, there is a formal process to follow.
This has been as much of a shock to us as it no doubt is to you. We will keep all of our clients apprised of any progress or developments.
Southern Aircraft Consultancy
