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Aruba vs Guernsey for aircraft

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Is Aruba or Guernsey cheaper for aircraft registration?Link to this section

The registration fee is the certificate charge the Department of Civil Aviation sets for The Registry of Aruba in the Retributie- en legesbesluit Directie Luchtvaart and the Guernsey Aircraft Registry lists in its published fee schedule. Neither charges an annual registration fee; both bill the airworthiness certificate yearly. WhichFlagToFly dates the Aruba and Guernsey fee rows.

Register, Registration fees, Annual registration fee
RegisterRegistration feesAnnual registration fee
ArubaAruba's statutory registration fee is Afl. 1,000 (about US$ 559) for a foreign-based aircraft; the registry's own service fees are quoted on weight.Retributie- en legesbesluit Directie Luchtvaart 2005 (Landsbesluit, houdende algemene maatregelen, van 17 oktober 2005, regelende de heffing en inning van retributies en leges door de Directie Luchtvaart, AB 2005 no. 65), Centraal Wettenregister consolidated text of 21 October 2013, published by the Government of Aruba via gobierno.aw (index page https://www.gobierno.aw/nl/0418-retributies-en-leges), articles 1 to 3, read together with The Registry of Aruba, 'FAQ | Aircraft Registration in Aruba' (Documents / Registration / FAQ), question 3, 'What is the cost to register an aircraft in Aruba?'cuatro.sim-cdn.nl · art. 2, onder FRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.There is no annual fee: Afl. 1,000 (about US$ 559) falls due only when a foreign-based aircraft's certificate is renewed, at most every three years.Retributie- en legesbesluit Directie Luchtvaart 2005 (Landsbesluit, houdende algemene maatregelen, van 17 oktober 2005, regelende de heffing en inning van retributies en leges door de Directie Luchtvaart, AB 2005 no. 65), Centraal Wettenregister consolidated text of 21 October 2013, published by the Government of Aruba via gobierno.aw (index page https://www.gobierno.aw/nl/0418-retributies-en-leges), article 2, under F, read together with Regeling inschrijving en inschrijvingskenmerk (ministeriele regeling ter uitvoering van artikel 6 van de Luchtvaartverordening, AB 1991 no. GT 36), Centraal Wettenregister consolidated text of 4 October 2024, incorporating AB 1993 no. 47, AB 1997 nos. 9 and 10, AB 2014 no. 15, AB 2018 no. 28, AB 2019 no. 33, AB 2021 no. 142 and AB 2023 no. 53, published by the Government of Aruba via gobierno.aw (index page https://www.gobierno.aw/nl/0907-luchtvaart), article 5cuatro.sim-cdn.nl · art. 2, onder FRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
GuernseyRegistering an aircraft costs £300, de-registration £250 and a change of ownership £200, but 2-REG says its fees are flexible to each case.2-REG (Guernsey Aircraft Registry), Fee schedule v10.1, 13 August 2024www.2-reg.com · Fee schedule v10.1, items 1.1-1.3Retrieved 2026-08-12Effective 2024-08-13Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.There is no annual registration fee; the recurring charge is the Certificate of Airworthiness renewal at £200 or £65 per 500 kg.2-REG (Guernsey Aircraft Registry), Fee schedule v10.1, 13 August 2024www.2-reg.com · Fee schedule v10.1, section 4 'Continuing Airworthiness', items 4.2.1 and 4.2.3Retrieved 2026-09-12Effective 2024-08-13Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.

Is Aruba or Guernsey an EASA register?Link to this section

An EASA register is one where EU aviation safety law applies directly; neither is. The Registry of Aruba accepts EASA among its type-certificate choices and publishes the Article 83bis agreements it has concluded. The Guernsey Aircraft Registry applies its own Guernsey Aviation Requirements and requires a certified copy of any Article 83bis agreement on board. See the EASA rows.

Register, EASA status, Article 83bis agreements
RegisterEASA statusArticle 83bis agreements
ArubaAruba is not an EASA member; the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) accepts FAA, Transport Canada, EASA and Brazilian type certificates.The Registry of Aruba, 'Type Certificate (TC)' (Documents / Airworthiness / Type Certificate)theregistryofaruba.comRetrieved 2026-08-27Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Article 83 bis agreements let a foreign air operator certificate (AOC) holder operate an Aruban-registered aircraft commercially.The Registry of Aruba, 'ICAO 83bis Agreement' (Documents / Flight OPS / ICAO 83bis Agreement)theregistryofaruba.comRetrieved 2026-08-27Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
GuernseyGuernsey runs its own ICAO-based rules; type certificates can be chosen from EASA, FAA, UK CAA, TCCA or ANAC.2-REG (Guernsey Aircraft Registry), Follow TC conceptwww.2-reg.comRetrieved 2026-08-12Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Aircraft under an Article 83 bis agreement must carry a certified true copy of the agreement summary.Guernsey Aviation Requirements Parts 91, 121 & 135, 'General Operating Instructions & Commercial Air Transport Operations', Guernsey ODCA issue 14cidca.aero · GAR 91.47Retrieved 2026-08-12Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.

How does import VAT differ between Aruba and Guernsey for an aircraft?Link to this section

Import VAT is the tax a customs territory charges on an imported aircraft, and neither charges VAT. Aruba's Departamento di Impuesto collects a combined turnover tax at the border, and registered aircraft are exempt from import duty. The States of Guernsey place the Bailiwick outside both the UK and EU VAT areas. See the import VAT rows.

Register, Import VAT and customs
RegisterImport VAT and customs
ArubaAruba has no VAT; a combined 7 percent turnover tax applies at import, and the registry states that registered aircraft are exempt from import duty.Departamento di Impuesto (Tax Department of Aruba), 'BBO na frontera' (Zakelijk / Overzicht zakelijke belastingen / BBO / BBO na frontera), published in Papiamentowww.impuesto.awRetrieved 2026-08-27Effective 2023-08-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
GuernseyGuernsey charges no VAT of its own and sits outside the UK and EU VAT areas; 2-REG puts permanent EU importation at generally 15 to 25 percent of the aircraft's value.States of Guernsey, Guernsey Customs and Immigration Service, 'Claiming back VAT'www.gov.ggRetrieved 2026-09-06Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.

Which register is faster, Aruba or Guernsey?Link to this section

Time to registration is the interval between a complete file and the Certificate of Registration. The Registry of Aruba publishes a turnaround in hours once the documents and a satisfactory inspection are in. The Guernsey Aircraft Registry gives a business-day range, counted once the previous registry has confirmed deregistration. Compare the timeline rows.

Register, Time to registration, Private and AOC operations
RegisterTime to registrationPrivate and AOC operations
ArubaRegistration takes 24 to 48 hours once documents are complete and the inspection is satisfactory.The Registry of Aruba, 'FAQ | Aircraft Registration in Aruba' (Documents / Registration / FAQ), question 2, 'What is the timeline for the aircraft to be registered in Aruba?'theregistryofaruba.comRetrieved 2026-08-27Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Private aircraft fly under AUA-OPS 2; commercial work needs an Aruba AOC or an Article 83 bis agreement.The Registry of Aruba, 'Registration Framework' (Documents / Registration / Registration Framework)theregistryofaruba.comRetrieved 2026-08-27Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
GuernseyRegistration typically takes one to two business days once all documents and the previous registry's de-registration confirmation are in.Guernsey Aircraft Registry (2-REG) Guide to Transitional Registrations, 5 April 2022, published by Walkers; the quoted answers are given by Sidhant Sharma, Deputy Director of the Registrywww.walkersglobal.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Corroborating source, not the register's own publicationOpen sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Private complex operations need a Private Operator Certificate, valid three years; commercial air transport needs an AOC.2-REG (Guernsey Aircraft Registry), Private Operator Certificatewww.2-reg.comRetrieved 2026-08-12Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.

How should an owner choose between Aruba and Guernsey?Link to this section

Aruba or Guernsey rests on the owner's own position: the operating pattern and whether hire or reward is intended, the residence of the owning entity, and the base where the aircraft will be maintained and imported. A specialist can hold both registries up against those.

At a glance

The dimensions owners decide on, taken from the rows below. Follow a label to the row it came from and its source.

Aruba and Guernsey at a glance
DimensionArubaGuernsey
Red Ensign GroupNoYes
Registration mark prefixP42-

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Aruba vs Guernsey for aircraft
ItemAWArubaThe Registry of ArubaGGGuernseyGuernsey Aircraft Registry
Registration
EASA statusAruba is not an EASA member; the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) accepts FAA, Transport Canada, EASA and Brazilian type certificates.The Registry of Aruba, 'Type Certificate (TC)' (Documents / Airworthiness / Type Certificate)theregistryofaruba.comRetrieved 2026-08-27Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Guernsey runs its own ICAO-based rules; type certificates can be chosen from EASA, FAA, UK CAA, TCCA or ANAC.2-REG (Guernsey Aircraft Registry), Follow TC conceptwww.2-reg.comRetrieved 2026-08-12Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Article 83bis agreementsArticle 83 bis agreements let a foreign air operator certificate (AOC) holder operate an Aruban-registered aircraft commercially.The Registry of Aruba, 'ICAO 83bis Agreement' (Documents / Flight OPS / ICAO 83bis Agreement)theregistryofaruba.comRetrieved 2026-08-27Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Aircraft under an Article 83 bis agreement must carry a certified true copy of the agreement summary.Guernsey Aviation Requirements Parts 91, 121 & 135, 'General Operating Instructions & Commercial Air Transport Operations', Guernsey ODCA issue 14cidca.aero · GAR 91.47Retrieved 2026-08-12Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Private and AOC operationsPrivate aircraft fly under AUA-OPS 2; commercial work needs an Aruba AOC or an Article 83 bis agreement.The Registry of Aruba, 'Registration Framework' (Documents / Registration / Registration Framework)theregistryofaruba.comRetrieved 2026-08-27Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Private complex operations need a Private Operator Certificate, valid three years; commercial air transport needs an AOC.2-REG (Guernsey Aircraft Registry), Private Operator Certificatewww.2-reg.comRetrieved 2026-08-12Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
CAMO requirementsContinuing airworthiness rests on the operator; contracting an approved CAMO is optional for private aircraft.The Registry of Aruba, 'Continuing Airworthiness (CAMO)' (Documents / Airworthiness / Continuing Airworthiness)theregistryofaruba.comRetrieved 2026-08-27Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Aircraft of 2,700 kg MTOM or above need a Technical Co-ordinator or a validated CAMO.2-REG (Guernsey Aircraft Registry), Continuing airworthinesswww.2-reg.comRetrieved 2026-08-12Effective 2024-08-13Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Import VAT and customsAruba has no VAT; a combined 7 percent turnover tax applies at import, and the registry states that registered aircraft are exempt from import duty.Departamento di Impuesto (Tax Department of Aruba), 'BBO na frontera' (Zakelijk / Overzicht zakelijke belastingen / BBO / BBO na frontera), published in Papiamentowww.impuesto.awRetrieved 2026-08-27Effective 2023-08-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Guernsey charges no VAT of its own and sits outside the UK and EU VAT areas; 2-REG puts permanent EU importation at generally 15 to 25 percent of the aircraft's value.States of Guernsey, Guernsey Customs and Immigration Service, 'Claiming back VAT'www.gov.ggRetrieved 2026-09-06Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Cape Town Convention and IDERAThe Cape Town Convention applies to Aruba, and a filed IDERA obliges the DCA to deregister within five working days.UNIDROIT, 'States Parties' status chart for the Cape Town Convention (Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment), Netherlands entry and footnote 3www.unidroit.org · Convention status chart, footnote 3Retrieved 2026-08-27Effective 2010-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.The Cape Town Convention has applied to Guernsey since 1 November 2015, with Alternative A and a 60 day waiting period; registering an IDERA costs £140.UNIDROIT, Cape Town Convention states parties, declarations deposited by the United Kingdom, including the Article 52 extension to the Island of Guernseywww.unidroit.org · Declarations of the United Kingdom, Article 52Retrieved 2026-09-06Effective 2015-11-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
MTOW and aircraft age limitsAruba takes aircraft from 5,700 kg and helicopters from 1,000 kg, and in practice will not register an airframe built before 1 January 1980.The Registry of Aruba, 'Registration of Aircraft' (Documents / Registration / Registration of Aircraft) for the weight thresholds, read together with AIC JETS Corp., 'P4 Aruba Aircraft Registration' (https://www.aicjetscorp.com/offshore/aruba-aircraft-registration), which reproduces the Department of Civil Aviation's aircraft acceptance policy for the build date and the exclusionstheregistryofaruba.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Corroborating source, not the register's own publicationOpen sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Aircraft must be type certificated and 5,700 kg maximum take-off mass or above; Channel Islands residents may register any type-certificated aircraft, non-residents a lighter turbine aircraft only on conditions, and amateur-built and vintage aircraft are refused.Office of the Aircraft Registrar, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guernsey Advisory Circular GAC REG-1, 'Aircraft Registration: Eligibility and Admission Criteria', Fourth Issue, April 2026cidca.aero · GAC REG-1, para 6.2Retrieved 2026-08-12Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Registration feesAruba's statutory registration fee is Afl. 1,000 (about US$ 559) for a foreign-based aircraft; the registry's own service fees are quoted on weight.Retributie- en legesbesluit Directie Luchtvaart 2005 (Landsbesluit, houdende algemene maatregelen, van 17 oktober 2005, regelende de heffing en inning van retributies en leges door de Directie Luchtvaart, AB 2005 no. 65), Centraal Wettenregister consolidated text of 21 October 2013, published by the Government of Aruba via gobierno.aw (index page https://www.gobierno.aw/nl/0418-retributies-en-leges), articles 1 to 3, read together with The Registry of Aruba, 'FAQ | Aircraft Registration in Aruba' (Documents / Registration / FAQ), question 3, 'What is the cost to register an aircraft in Aruba?'cuatro.sim-cdn.nl · art. 2, onder FRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Registering an aircraft costs £300, de-registration £250 and a change of ownership £200, but 2-REG says its fees are flexible to each case.2-REG (Guernsey Aircraft Registry), Fee schedule v10.1, 13 August 2024www.2-reg.com · Fee schedule v10.1, items 1.1-1.3Retrieved 2026-08-12Effective 2024-08-13Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Time to registrationRegistration takes 24 to 48 hours once documents are complete and the inspection is satisfactory.The Registry of Aruba, 'FAQ | Aircraft Registration in Aruba' (Documents / Registration / FAQ), question 2, 'What is the timeline for the aircraft to be registered in Aruba?'theregistryofaruba.comRetrieved 2026-08-27Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Registration typically takes one to two business days once all documents and the previous registry's de-registration confirmation are in.Guernsey Aircraft Registry (2-REG) Guide to Transitional Registrations, 5 April 2022, published by Walkers; the quoted answers are given by Sidhant Sharma, Deputy Director of the Registrywww.walkersglobal.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Corroborating source, not the register's own publicationOpen sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Mortgages and chargesAircraft mortgages sit in a separate court-supervised title register, ranking behind execution and salvage claims.Burgerlijk Wetboek van Aruba, Book 8 (Landsverordening bevattende de tekst van boek 8 voor een nieuw Burgerlijk Wetboek van Aruba, AB 2001 no. 87), Title 15 'Het luchtvaartuig', Centraal Wettenregister consolidated text of 14 January 2014, published by the Government of Aruba via gobierno.aw (index page https://www.gobierno.aw/nl/1501-burgerlijk-wetboek)cuatro.sim-cdn.nl · Boek 8, art. 1302Retrieved 2026-08-27Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Registered charges rank by date of registration and outrank unregistered ones; registering one costs £290 and on default the chargee may repossess and sell.Aviation Registry (Guernsey) Law, 2013 (Order in Council No. XIII of 2013), section 35 'Priority of charges and debts', published by the States of Guernsey on Guernsey Legal Resourceswww.guernseylegalresources.gg · s. 35(1)–(3), Aviation Registry (Guernsey) Law, 2013Retrieved 2026-09-08Effective 2024-08-13Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Annual registration feeThere is no annual fee: Afl. 1,000 (about US$ 559) falls due only when a foreign-based aircraft's certificate is renewed, at most every three years.Retributie- en legesbesluit Directie Luchtvaart 2005 (Landsbesluit, houdende algemene maatregelen, van 17 oktober 2005, regelende de heffing en inning van retributies en leges door de Directie Luchtvaart, AB 2005 no. 65), Centraal Wettenregister consolidated text of 21 October 2013, published by the Government of Aruba via gobierno.aw (index page https://www.gobierno.aw/nl/0418-retributies-en-leges), article 2, under F, read together with Regeling inschrijving en inschrijvingskenmerk (ministeriele regeling ter uitvoering van artikel 6 van de Luchtvaartverordening, AB 1991 no. GT 36), Centraal Wettenregister consolidated text of 4 October 2024, incorporating AB 1993 no. 47, AB 1997 nos. 9 and 10, AB 2014 no. 15, AB 2018 no. 28, AB 2019 no. 33, AB 2021 no. 142 and AB 2023 no. 53, published by the Government of Aruba via gobierno.aw (index page https://www.gobierno.aw/nl/0907-luchtvaart), article 5cuatro.sim-cdn.nl · art. 2, onder FRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.There is no annual registration fee; the recurring charge is the Certificate of Airworthiness renewal at £200 or £65 per 500 kg.2-REG (Guernsey Aircraft Registry), Fee schedule v10.1, 13 August 2024www.2-reg.com · Fee schedule v10.1, section 4 'Continuing Airworthiness', items 4.2.1 and 4.2.3Retrieved 2026-09-12Effective 2024-08-13Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Who may register an aircraftAruba residents, Aruban companies, or companies of the EU, EEA, Switzerland, Canada, the UK, the USA or a listed state may register; no Aruban company needed.Regeling inschrijving en inschrijvingskenmerk (ministeriele regeling ter uitvoering van artikel 6 van de Luchtvaartverordening, AB 1991 no. GT 36), Centraal Wettenregister consolidated text of 4 October 2024, incorporating AB 1993 no. 47, AB 1997 nos. 9 and 10, AB 2014 no. 15, AB 2018 no. 28, AB 2019 no. 33, AB 2021 no. 142 and AB 2023 no. 53, published by the Government of Aruba via gobierno.aw (index page https://www.gobierno.aw/nl/0907-luchtvaart), articles 2 to 3d, read together with The Registry of Aruba, 'Registration Framework' (Documents / Registration / Registration Framework) on registration by domicile and with The Registry of Aruba, circular DOM 01 'Aruba Enacts New Aircraft Registration Legislation', Rev. 3 | 2022, Annex 1, for the annexed list of qualifying statescuatro.sim-cdn.nl · art. 2, eerste lidRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Commonwealth, EEA and EFTA nationals, and companies based there, in the British Islands, the UAE or the USA, can register directly; anyone else registers through a Guernsey resident agent or a Guernsey company.Office of the Aircraft Registrar, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guernsey Advisory Circular GAC REG-1, 'Aircraft Registration: Eligibility and Admission Criteria', Fourth Issue, April 2026cidca.aero · GAC REG-1, para 5.3Retrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Registration marksMarks are P4 plus three to five letters or digits chosen by the owner, out of sequence, and the register lists them as free of charge.Regeling inschrijving en inschrijvingskenmerk (ministeriele regeling ter uitvoering van artikel 6 van de Luchtvaartverordening, AB 1991 no. GT 36), Centraal Wettenregister consolidated text of 4 October 2024, incorporating AB 1993 no. 47, AB 1997 nos. 9 and 10, AB 2014 no. 15, AB 2018 no. 28, AB 2019 no. 33, AB 2021 no. 142 and AB 2023 no. 53, published by the Government of Aruba via gobierno.aw (index page https://www.gobierno.aw/nl/0907-luchtvaart), articles 8 to 11b, read together with Aruba Department of Civil Aviation, AMC 052 'Aircraft Registration Marks' (Acceptable Means of Compliance), January 2024, published by The Registry of Aruba and The Registry of Aruba, 'FAQ | Aircraft Registration in Aruba' (Documents / Registration / FAQ), question 1cuatro.sim-cdn.nl · art. 8, eerste en tweede lidRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Marks run 2-XXXX and are normally random; a chosen mark costs £525, or £1,250 for heavier aircraft, and reserving one is £55 per three months.Aviation Registry (Guernsey) Law, 2013 as amended, section 21, section 22A and Schedule 3, published by the States of Guernsey on Guernsey Legal Resourceswww.guernseylegalresources.gg · 'Attractive registration mark'Retrieved 2026-08-29Effective 2024-08-13Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Deregistration processThe holder files form INS-4.069, returns the paper certificate and strips the marks; a recorded IDERA gives the creditor a five working day exit instead.Regeling inschrijving en inschrijvingskenmerk (ministeriele regeling ter uitvoering van artikel 6 van de Luchtvaartverordening, AB 1991 no. GT 36), Centraal Wettenregister consolidated text of 4 October 2024, incorporating AB 1993 no. 47, AB 1997 nos. 9 and 10, AB 2014 no. 15, AB 2018 no. 28, AB 2019 no. 33, AB 2021 no. 142 and AB 2023 no. 53, published by the Government of Aruba via gobierno.aw (index page https://www.gobierno.aw/nl/0907-luchtvaart), articles 7, 7a and 7b, read together with The Registry of Aruba, 'De-Registration' (Documents / Registration / De-Registration) (https://theregistryofaruba.com/documents/registration/de-registration/), The Registry of Aruba, 'IDERA' (https://theregistryofaruba.com/documents/registration/idera/) and 'Export Certificate of Airworthiness' (https://theregistryofaruba.com/documents/airworthiness/export-certificate-of-airworthiness/); the cost and elapsed time are estimates and rest on AIC JETS Corp. (https://www.aicjetscorp.com/offshore/aruba-aircraft-registration) and on VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne, 'Aruban registers' and 'Deregistration from the Aruba Register of Registered Aircraft', Guide to doing business in Aruba (doingbusinessdutchcaribbean.com) for the separate title registercuatro.sim-cdn.nl · art. 7, eerste lidRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.De-registration costs £250 and the Registrar cannot remove an aircraft until every chargee on the Charges Register has consented.Guernsey Aviation Requirements Part 47, 'Aircraft Registration and Marking', Issue 4, November 2025, published by the Director of Civil Aviation, Guernseycidca.aero · GAR 47.63(b)-(c)Retrieved 2026-08-29Effective 2024-08-13Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Register sizeAbout 150 aircraft are on the Aruban P4 register, an estimate counted from an independent listing because Aruba publishes no figure.Arno Landewers, 'Complete aircraft register of Aruba (P4-) from 1988 onwards', landewers.net/P4.txt, updates of 4 January 2026 and 28 August 2026landewers.net (web.archive.org) · header lines and the used-abbreviations listRetrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2026-08-28Corroborating source, not the register's own publicationOpen sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.271 aircraft are on the Guernsey register, on our count of the list it publishes each month.Guernsey Aircraft Registry (2-REG), 'Aircraft register, Bailiwick of Guernsey', status 01 September 2026, version 1www.2-reg.com · main register table, pages 1-7 of the 1 September 2026 list, counted 12 September 2026Retrieved 2026-09-12Effective 2026-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Pilot license validationAruba validates a license from any ICAO contracting state for up to two years, never beyond the foreign license's own expiry, and issues the validation within 24 hours.The Registry of Aruba, 'License Validations' (Documents / Personnel Licensing / License Validations)theregistryofaruba.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.A foreign pilot license acceptable to the Director of Civil Aviation is validated for one year at £180, or £50 for Channel Islands residents.2-REG (Guernsey Aircraft Registry), Licenceswww.2-reg.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2024-08-13Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Red Ensign Group membershipNot a member of the Red Ensign Group, which in any case covers British shipping registers only and no aircraft register.Red Ensign Group, 'Who we are' (About the Red Ensign Group), redensigngroup.orgwww.redensigngroup.org · Who we are, membership paragraph and both category listsRetrieved 2026-09-09Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Guernsey is in the Red Ensign Group through its shipping register (Category 2); the Group covers shipping registers only, so the aircraft register is outside it.Red Ensign Group, 'Who we are' (About the Red Ensign Group), redensigngroup.orgwww.redensigngroup.org · Who we are, opening line and Category 2Retrieved 2026-09-09Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Aircraft management
Management fee modelManagers typically charge a fixed monthly retainer scaled to cabin size, from low four figures a month for a light jet to roughly US$10,000 to 12,000 for a large cabin, with charter revenue usually split 85/15 in the owner's favor.Business Jet Traveler - Jeff Wieand, What You Need to Know About Aircraft Management Agreements (September 2022)www.bjtonline.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2022-09-06Corroborating source, not the register's own publicationOpen sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Managers typically charge a fixed monthly retainer scaled to cabin size, from low four figures a month for a light jet to roughly US$10,000 to 12,000 for a large cabin, with charter revenue usually split 85/15 in the owner's favor.Business Jet Traveler - Jeff Wieand, What You Need to Know About Aircraft Management Agreements (September 2022)www.bjtonline.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2022-09-06Corroborating source, not the register's own publicationOpen sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Management scopeThe monthly retainer typically covers dispatch, flight planning, crew oversight, compliance and the safety program, while fuel, insurance, hangarage, crew pay, handling and maintenance normally pass through at cost with no mark-up.Business Jet Traveler - Jeff Wieand, What You Need to Know About Aircraft Management Agreements (September 2022)www.bjtonline.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2022-09-06Corroborating source, not the register's own publicationOpen sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.The monthly retainer typically covers dispatch, flight planning, crew oversight, compliance and the safety program, while fuel, insurance, hangarage, crew pay, handling and maintenance normally pass through at cost with no mark-up.Business Jet Traveler - Jeff Wieand, What You Need to Know About Aircraft Management Agreements (September 2022)www.bjtonline.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2022-09-06Corroborating source, not the register's own publicationOpen sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Crew employmentUnder a management mandate the manager normally hires, trains, employs and pays the crew and bills those costs through at cost, with accrued leave and severance usually falling to the owner when the mandate ends.Business Jet Traveler - Jeff Wieand, What You Need to Know About Aircraft Management Agreements (September 2022)www.bjtonline.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2022-09-06Corroborating source, not the register's own publicationOpen sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Under a management mandate the manager normally hires, trains, employs and pays the crew and bills those costs through at cost, with accrued leave and severance usually falling to the owner when the mandate ends.Business Jet Traveler - Jeff Wieand, What You Need to Know About Aircraft Management Agreements (September 2022)www.bjtonline.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2022-09-06Corroborating source, not the register's own publicationOpen sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Ownership structuring
Owning company minimum capitalAn Aruban VBA has no minimum capital, an AVV needs authorized capital of at least ten thousand florin, and no Aruban company is required to own a P4 aircraft in the first place.Landsverordening vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid (AB 2008 no. 62), article 21, Centraal Wettenregister consolidated text of 16 January 2014, read with the Wetboek van Koophandel van Aruba (AB 1990 no. GT 50), articles 37, 38 and 155c, Centraal Wettenregister consolidated text of 16 January 2014, both published by the Government of Aruba via gobierno.awcuatro.sim-cdn.nl · art. 21, eerste lidRetrieved 2026-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Guernsey companies have no minimum share capital, but only a corporate services provider with a full fiduciary license may apply to incorporate one.Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, sections 15, 17, 278, 279 and 281, published by the States of Guernsey on Guernsey Legal Resourceswww.guernseylegalresources.gg · s. 17(9)Retrieved 2026-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Beneficial ownership disclosureAruba files beneficial ownership to its commercial register but opens it only to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), the Central Bank and designated authorities, and its test is ultimate ownership or control with no percentage threshold.Handelsregisterverordening (AB 1991 no. GT 15), articles 1, 2, 12b, 12c and 12d, Centraal Wettenregister consolidated text of 9 January 2023, incorporating AB 2020 no. 156 (in force AB 2020 no. 172) and AB 2022 no. 105 (in force AB 2022 no. 158), published by the Government of Aruba via gobierno.awcuatro.sim-cdn.nl · art. 1 (definitie 'uiteindelijk belanghebbende')Retrieved 2026-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Beneficial owners holding more than 25 percent (exactly 25 percent does not count) are filed to a private register held by the Registrar, with changes due within 14 days.Guernsey Registry, 'Guidance on the meaning of beneficial owner', statutory guidance issued under section 35 of the Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons (Guernsey) Law, 2017www.guernseyregistry.com · Registrar's guidance on Regulation 3Retrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2017-08-15Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
CAMO & airworthiness
Airworthiness reviewAruba's certificate of airworthiness lasts at most twelve months and is renewed on form INS-4.009 after an inspection by a DCA airworthiness inspector.The Registry of Aruba, 'Certificate of Airworthiness (CoA)' and 'Renewal of the Certificate of Airworthiness' (Documents / Airworthiness)theregistryofaruba.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.The Certificate of Airworthiness lasts one year and each renewal is an inspection by a registry-appointed Airworthiness Inspector who recommends renewal to the Director.Office of the Director of Civil Aviation, Guernsey, Guernsey Advisory Circular GAC AIR-10, 'Certificate of Airworthiness', First Issue, July 2024cidca.aero · GAC AIR-10, paras 7.1 and 8.1Retrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2024-08-13Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Maintenance program approvalThe DCA approves the maintenance program, and a private aircraft may register without one only under a three month commitment on form INS-4.070.The Registry of Aruba, 'Maintenance Program' (Documents / Airworthiness / Maintenance Program)theregistryofaruba.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.The registry approves the maintenance program within the Certificate of Airworthiness process, and publishes no separate fee or amendment procedure for it.2-REG (Guernsey Aircraft Registry), Initial airworthinesswww.2-reg.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
CAMO fee modelNo CAMO publishes a business jet tariff: the norm is an annual retained fee per aircraft, usually bundled into a management or technical services mandate, with the airworthiness review certificate billed separately.Element Aviation - Aircraft Management Costs (provider-published cost breakdown, 4 December 2025)element-aviation.com · Aircraft Management Cost Breakdown tableRetrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2025-12-04Corroborating source, not the register's own publicationOpen sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.No CAMO publishes a business jet tariff: the norm is an annual retained fee per aircraft, usually bundled into a management or technical services mandate, with the airworthiness review certificate billed separately.Element Aviation - Aircraft Management Costs (provider-published cost breakdown, 4 December 2025)element-aviation.com · Aircraft Management Cost Breakdown tableRetrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2025-12-04Corroborating source, not the register's own publicationOpen sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Maintenance (MRO)
Accepted maintenance organizationsAruba accepts EASA, UK CAA, UAE GCAA, Hong Kong CAD and Singapore CAAS approved shops without an audit; the FAA is not on the published list, and our estimate is that a US shop needs the audited acceptance route instead.The Registry of Aruba, 'Aircraft Maintenance Organizations (AMO)' (Documents / Airworthiness / Aircraft Maintenance Organizations)theregistryofaruba.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.2-REG validates maintenance organization approvals from the UK CAA, EASA, an EASA Member State, the FAA or Transport Canada at £195 per validation.2-REG (Guernsey Aircraft Registry), Continuing airworthinesswww.2-reg.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2024-08-13Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Engine program normsEngine programs charge a rate per engine per flight hour, with a buy-in for engines already in service, and nobody publishes an hourly rate because every program is quoted per aircraft.AvBuyer - Gerrard Cowan, Paying for Power: Understanding Costs in Engine Maintenance Programs (14 August 2025)www.avbuyer.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2025-08-14Corroborating source, not the register's own publicationOpen sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Engine programs charge a rate per engine per flight hour, with a buy-in for engines already in service, and nobody publishes an hourly rate because every program is quoted per aircraft.AvBuyer - Gerrard Cowan, Paying for Power: Understanding Costs in Engine Maintenance Programs (14 August 2025)www.avbuyer.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2025-08-14Corroborating source, not the register's own publicationOpen sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Aviation insurance
Insurance requirementsAruba requires proof of insurance to register and publishes the minimums: 250,000 SDR per passenger, a ten band third party table by weight, and war risk at the same levels as third party.Government of Aruba, Ministry of Transport, Integrity, Nature and Senior Affairs, Department of Civil Aviation, Information Circular IC 2025-001 'Minimum Insurance Policy', 12 August 2025, superseding DCAA letter DL/183772 of 12 September 2018, signed by the Director of DCA Aruba and published by The Registry of Arubatheregistryofaruba.com · IC 2025-001, Passenger Liability / Third Party InsuranceRetrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2025-08-12Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.The register sets no published insurance minimum, an estimate because the 2012 Law's amendments and subordinate legislation are not reflected here; the cover a 2-REG aircraft must carry is set by where it flies, for example EU Regulation 785/2004.Office of the Director of Civil Aviation, Guernsey, Guernsey Aviation Requirements (GARs) index, with GAR 47 and GAR 91/125 full texts, and the Air Navigation (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2012 as enacted, published by the States of Guernsey in Billet d'État XXV of 2012cidca.aero · Guernsey Aviation Requirements (GARs) list, GAR-1 to GAR-191Retrieved 2026-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Typical insurance coverHull cover is quoted per US$100 of agreed value; the one published trade-press example prices a midsize jet at 0.13 to 0.21 percent of value, a dated floor rather than a current rate (estimate: current rates sit above it), while corporate liability limits commonly run US$100 million to US$300 million.Business Jet Traveler - Stuart Hope, A Guide to Aviation Insurancebjtonline.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2014-07-08Corroborating source, not the register's own publicationOpen sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Hull cover is quoted per US$100 of agreed value; the one published trade-press example prices a midsize jet at 0.13 to 0.21 percent of value, a dated floor rather than a current rate (estimate: current rates sit above it), while corporate liability limits commonly run US$100 million to US$300 million.Business Jet Traveler - Stuart Hope, A Guide to Aviation Insurancebjtonline.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Effective 2014-07-08Corroborating source, not the register's own publicationOpen sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.

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