Isle of Man: Aviation

Andrew Webb and Alexandra Dernie provide the Isle of Man contribution to Sweet & Maxwell's global guide, Aircraft Liens and Detention Rights.

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is the leading organisation for operators of business aircraft in Europe.

Leading Isle of Man law firm DQ Advocates ("DQ") recently attended another leading European business aviation industry event.

In addition to the obvious benefits of the Isle of Man's stable political and economic environment the benefits of the Isle of Man as a jurisdiction for aircraft (high quality private and corporate jets and high quality twin turbine-engine helicopters which are not used for commercial air transport) registry are primarily:

The International Civil Aviation Organisation has made changes to their International Standards and Recommended Practices contained in Annex 6, Part II.

The Isle of Man Aircraft Registry has announced the registration of its 500th aircraft since its inception on 1 May 2007. The aircraft in question was a Bombardier Global 5000, registration M-SEAS, which was delivered new from the factory in Montreal Canada.