<h1>Aviation regulator proposes allowing import of older pressurised and unpressurised aircraft with age and cycle limits</h1> An aviation regulator proposes amending Civil Aviation Requirements to permit import of older aircraft for commercial operations: pressurised aircraft up to 20 years old or 65% of designed pressurisation cycle (whichever is earlier) and unpressurised aircraft up to 25 years old subject to case-by-case review and recent flight-hour requirements. The draft imposes operational and record-keeping conditions and bars imports beyond 25 years for unpressurised types. The change aims to ease leasing and fleet expansion amid global delivery constraints, potentially affecting the large existing pool of leased aircraft used in scheduled and non-scheduled services.