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Presidential Determination 2026-25

Presidential Determination on the Revocation of Presidential Determinations Related to Lebanon

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In simple terms

This determination revokes four prior presidential determinations (from 1985, 1992, 1998, and 2007) that had established prohibitions and security restrictions on aircraft operating to or from Lebanon due to risks of unlawful seizure. The Secretary of Transportation is directed to implement immediately and revoke any inconsistent regulations.

Federal Register Open PDF 91 FR 63473

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 91 FR 63473

    Federal Register PDF
  3. 6d ago

    Revocation effective immediately; implementation and regulatory revocation directed immediately

Market exposure

Policy exposure mapping — not investment advice. Illustrative public companies are incomplete and not recommendations.

Sectors

AerospaceShipping & logistics

Mechanisms

Ban / prohibition

Role pressure

  • MixedDomestic producer — US airlines may gain route access to Lebanon but face competitive and security considerations in a market with limited demand and regional instability
  • ProtectiveImporter — Removal of aviation restrictions reduces compliance burdens and operational barriers for carriers serving Lebanon
  • ProtectiveTrading-partner exporter — Lebanese carriers and tourism/trade sectors benefit from restored normal aviation relations with US

Geographies

USLIOTHER

Exposure dates

  • — Revocation effective immediately; implementation and regulatory revocation directed immediately

Illustrative public companies

Curated watchlist matches by sector/role — incomplete; not a recommendation.

EADSYAirbusBABoeingLNGCheniere EnergyDACDanaosGEGE AerospaceHONHoneywellLMTLockheed MartinMATXMatsonNOCNorthrop GrummanRTXRTXZTOZTO Express

Confidence: medium · Policy alerts

Key directives

  • Revoke Presidential Determinations No. 85-14, 92-41, 98-32, and 2007-22 in their entirety
  • Implement this determination immediately
  • Revoke, effective immediately, any regulations, rules, or orders inconsistent with this determination
  • Publish this determination in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Prior policyRollback

  • revokePresidential Determination No. 85-14
  • revokePresidential Determination No. 92-41
  • revokePresidential Determination No. 98-32
  • revokePresidential Determination No. 2007-22

What to expect

Immediate

  • Revocation of four prior presidential determinations takes effect
  • Secretary of Transportation directed to revoke inconsistent regulations, rules, or orders
  • Determination to be published in Federal Register

Near term (90d)

  • Potential resumption or expansion of commercial air services between US and Lebanon
  • DOT/FAA regulatory cleanup to remove obsolete Lebanon-specific security restrictions

Long term

  • Normalization of civil aviation relations with Lebanon
  • Possible bilateral aviation agreement developments

Risks & tensions

  • Security reassessment assumes Lebanon aviation threat has sufficiently diminished—context for this judgment not provided in text
  • Immediate implementation leaves no transition period for operators to adjust
  • Revocation of 1985-2007 determinations may affect broader sanctions or security frameworks not explicitly addressed
Presidential Determination 2026-25: Presidential Determination on the Revocation of Presidential Determinations Related to Lebanon · Executive Orders