USMCA Specialty Air Services Blanket Permit

In plain language

If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen performing agricultural or industrial 'Specialty Air Services' covered by USMCA/NAFTA, you do not need to apply for an individual DOT permit, as a blanket permit is already in place. Other commercial operations still require a permit.

Requirement as structured

Canadian and Mexican nationals conducting Specialty Air Services (SAS) explicitly covered by the USMCA (formerly NAFTA) are authorized under a blanket foreign aircraft permit and do not need to file individual applications with the DOT for economic authority.

Original regulatory text

DOT has granted a blanket foreign aircraft permit for the SAS operations explicitly covered by NAFTA . This permit is applicable to both manned and UAS or drone operations. Under the terms of this permit, you do not need to file applications with DOT for economic authority to conduct SAS operations for which coverage has become effective under NAFTA .

Applies when

country

United States

operation

commercial

operator type

foreign

pilot nationality

Canada, Mexico

regulatory category

General