Airline Certification

SAS External Portal: effective February 20, 2018 — Use of the SAS External Portal for Initial Certification is voluntary for AC Parts 121, 135, and 145 until further notice. For additional information, please refer to Notice N 8900.451, Policy Change for Applicants/Certificate Holders Submitting Information Using the SAS External Portal and Data Collection Tools. Additional resources to help Certificate Holders and Applicants (CH/As) use the SAS External Portal include training for CH/As, What is SAS? — An Overview for CH/As (PDF), and the SAS External Portal Information Guide, all available free of charge.

Last updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2026