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Guernsey vs Isle of Man for aircraft

Everything we track for both registers, side by side. Rows neither register has published show a gap rather than an estimate.

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Is Guernsey or the Isle of Man cheaper for aircraft registration?Link to this section

The registration fee is the entry charge the Guernsey Aircraft Registry lists in its published fee schedule and the Isle of Man Aircraft Registry sets under its Civil Aviation (Charges) Scheme. Neither charges an annual registration fee; both bill the Certificate of Airworthiness renewal, priced by mass. WhichFlagToFly dates each line in the Guernsey and Isle of Man fee rows.

Register, Registration fees, Annual registration fee
RegisterRegistration feesAnnual registration fee
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.
Isle of ManRegistration and the Certificate of Registration cost £530, with de-registration and ownership changes at £355 each.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Charges', standard fees under the Civil Aviation (Charges) Scheme 2026 (SD No. 2026/0001)www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Effective 2026-04-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.There is no annual registration fee; the Certificate of Airworthiness is charged per year, at £75 per 500 kg of MTOM above 2,730 kg or a flat £120 at or below it.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Charges', standard fees under the Civil Aviation (Charges) Scheme 2026 (SD No. 2026/0001)www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Effective 2026-04-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.

Is Guernsey or the Isle of Man an EASA register?Link to this section

An EASA register is one where EU aviation safety law applies directly; neither is. The Guernsey Aircraft Registry applies its own Guernsey Aviation Requirements, accepts EASA among its type-certificate choices, and provides for Article 83bis operations. The Isle of Man Aircraft Registry legislates under its own Air Navigation Order, tying Article 83bis transfers to registration date. See the EASA rows.

Register, EASA status, Article 83bis agreements
RegisterEASA statusArticle 83bis agreements
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.
Isle of ManThe Isle of Man is not an EASA member state; it applies its own aviation law and accepts EASA, FAA, TCCA, ANAC and UK type certificates.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Isle of Man Legislation' (with the 'Meeting International Standards' section of its 'Overview' page, the Type Certificate Acceptance section of its 'Airworthiness' page, article 355(5)(c) TFEU and Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 on EUR-Lex)www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Article 83 bis transfers are recognized only for aircraft registered before 1 August 2022; later registrations have no such exception.The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/870), article 11, 'Prohibition of use for commercial air transport or aerial work', latest available revised version with textual amendments, legislation.gov.uk (The National Archives, King's Printer of Acts of Parliament)www.legislation.gov.uk · art. 11Retrieved 2026-08-18Effective 2022-08-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.

How does import VAT differ between Guernsey and the Isle of Man for an aircraft?Link to this section

Import VAT is the tax a customs territory charges on an imported aircraft. Guernsey charges no VAT; the States of Guernsey place the Bailiwick outside both the UK and EU VAT areas. The Isle of Man is inside the UK VAT and customs territory under its Customs and Excise Agreement, at the UK standard rate. See the import VAT rows.

Register, Import VAT and customs
RegisterImport VAT and customs
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.
Isle of ManThe Isle of Man sits inside the UK VAT and customs territory, with a 20 percent standard rate.Isle of Man Government, Treasury Customs and Excise Division, 'VAT' (with the Customs and Excise landing page at /customs-and-excise/)www.gov.imRetrieved 2026-08-12Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.

Which register is faster, Guernsey or the Isle of Man?Link to this section

Time to registration is the interval between a complete file and the Certificate of Registration. The Guernsey Aircraft Registry publishes no committed timeline on its own site, its Deputy Director giving a business-day range instead. The Isle of Man Aircraft Registry publishes Service Delivery Times in working days and admits private, corporate and aerial work only. Compare the timeline rows.

Register, Time to registration, Private and AOC operations
RegisterTime to registrationPrivate and AOC operations
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.
Isle of ManRegistration itself takes 1 working day, with the full certification process typically up to 15 working days.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Service Delivery Times'www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.Only private, corporate and aerial work operations are permitted; commercial air transport is not.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry (Civil Aviation Administration, Isle of Man Government), 'Register an Aircraft', Ground Ruleswww.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.

How should an owner choose between Guernsey and the Isle of Man?Link to this section

Guernsey or the Isle of Man is decided by the owner's plans, not by either registry. Where the aircraft will be based, whether it will fly for hire, and how the owning company is structured are the questions to settle before reading the Guernsey and Isle of Man positions above, and a specialist can test the answers against both.

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.

Guernsey and Isle of Man at a glance
DimensionGuernseyIsle of Man
Red Ensign GroupYesYes
Registration mark prefix2-M-

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Guernsey vs Isle of Man for aircraft
ItemGGGuernseyGuernsey Aircraft RegistryIMIsle of ManIsle of Man Aircraft Registry
Registration
EASA statusGuernsey 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.The Isle of Man is not an EASA member state; it applies its own aviation law and accepts EASA, FAA, TCCA, ANAC and UK type certificates.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Isle of Man Legislation' (with the 'Meeting International Standards' section of its 'Overview' page, the Type Certificate Acceptance section of its 'Airworthiness' page, article 355(5)(c) TFEU and Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 on EUR-Lex)www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Article 83bis agreementsAircraft 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.Article 83 bis transfers are recognized only for aircraft registered before 1 August 2022; later registrations have no such exception.The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/870), article 11, 'Prohibition of use for commercial air transport or aerial work', latest available revised version with textual amendments, legislation.gov.uk (The National Archives, King's Printer of Acts of Parliament)www.legislation.gov.uk · art. 11Retrieved 2026-08-18Effective 2022-08-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Private and AOC operationsPrivate 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.Only private, corporate and aerial work operations are permitted; commercial air transport is not.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry (Civil Aviation Administration, Isle of Man Government), 'Register an Aircraft', Ground Ruleswww.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
CAMO requirementsAircraft 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.No continuing airworthiness management organization (CAMO) is required; the operator appoints a Nominated Airworthiness Technical Representative instead.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Airworthiness'www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Import VAT and customsGuernsey 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.The Isle of Man sits inside the UK VAT and customs territory, with a 20 percent standard rate.Isle of Man Government, Treasury Customs and Excise Division, 'VAT' (with the Customs and Excise landing page at /customs-and-excise/)www.gov.imRetrieved 2026-08-12Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Cape Town Convention and IDERAThe 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.The Cape Town Convention has applied to the Isle of Man since 1 January 2018; recording an irrevocable de-registration and export request authorization (IDERA) costs £235 and takes one working day.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Cape Town Convention and IDERA'www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Effective 2018-01-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
MTOW and aircraft age limitsAircraft 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.Airplanes above 2,730 kg maximum take-off mass (MTOM) and turbine-engine helicopters qualify outright; lighter airplanes and piston helicopters need aerial-work use or an Isle of Man resident owner, and the registry publishes no aircraft age limit.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry (Civil Aviation Administration, Isle of Man Government), 'Register an Aircraft', Ground Ruleswww.iomaircraftregistry.com · Ground RulesRetrieved 2026-09-07Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Registration feesRegistering 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.Registration and the Certificate of Registration cost £530, with de-registration and ownership changes at £355 each.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Charges', standard fees under the Civil Aviation (Charges) Scheme 2026 (SD No. 2026/0001)www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Effective 2026-04-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Time to registrationRegistration 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.Registration itself takes 1 working day, with the full certification process typically up to 15 working days.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Service Delivery Times'www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Mortgages and chargesRegistered 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.Registering a mortgage costs £500 and mortgages rank in the order they are entered; a new Order, SD 2026/0011, takes over on 1 October 2026.Civil Aviation (Mortgaging of Aircraft) Order 2026 (Statutory Document No. 2026/0011), Isle of Man Government aviation legislation library (with the Isle of Man Aircraft Registry's 'Mortgage Services', 'New Legislation - Mortgage Services' and Registry Publication 10)www.gov.im · art. 2Retrieved 2026-08-29Effective 2026-10-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Annual registration feeThere 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.There is no annual registration fee; the Certificate of Airworthiness is charged per year, at £75 per 500 kg of MTOM above 2,730 kg or a flat £120 at or below it.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Charges', standard fees under the Civil Aviation (Charges) Scheme 2026 (SD No. 2026/0001)www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Effective 2026-04-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Who may register an aircraftCommonwealth, 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.Qualified owners are Commonwealth, EEA and Swiss citizens, and companies based in the Commonwealth, the EEA, Switzerland, the USA, China, Hong Kong or Japan; anyone else can register through a demise charter to a qualified person.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Qualified Ownership' (with Registry Publication 2 'Qualified ownership of aircraft registered in the Isle of Man', 23 May 2024, and article 7 of the Civil Aviation (Aircraft Registration and Marking) Order 2022)www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Registration marksMarks 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.Marks are M plus four letters (M-XXXX); the owner takes the next in sequence or reserves a chosen mark for one year for £180.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Aircraft Markings' (with the 'Out of Sequence Registration' section of its 'Register an Aircraft' page, articles 24 and 25 and Schedule 1 of the Civil Aviation (Aircraft Registration and Marking) Order 2022, and the Civil Aviation (Charges) Scheme 2026)www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Deregistration processDe-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.Deregistration costs £355, needs two working days' notice and Form 11, plus every mortgagee's consent if a mortgage is registered; an export Certificate of Airworthiness is £585.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Deregistration' (with articles 11 to 13 of the Civil Aviation (Aircraft Registration and Marking) Order 2022, the Civil Aviation (Charges) Scheme 2026 and the published Service Delivery Times)www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-08-29Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Register size271 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.269 aircraft are on the Isle of Man register on our count, out of 1,460 entries made since the register opened in 2007.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Registered Aircraft', which publishes the register itself in real time through the ARDIS portalwww.iomaircraftregistry.com · ARDIS register search, Aircraft Status = Registered, result-count header, read 12 September 2026Retrieved 2026-09-12Effective 2026-09-12Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Pilot license validationA 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.The Isle of Man validates a foreign license for 3 years for £235, but only from ICAO states with satisfactory audit scores, and never for an FAA certificate issued on the basis of a foreign license under 14 CFR 61.75.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Licence Validations' (with articles 39 and 42 of the Air Navigation (Isle of Man) Order 2015 on legislation.gov.uk and the flight crew licence validation charges under the Civil Aviation (Charges) Scheme 2026)www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Red Ensign Group membershipGuernsey 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.The Isle of Man is in the Red Ensign Group through its shipping register (Category 1); 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 1Retrieved 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 capitalGuernsey 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.No capital figure is required: the registrar's memorandum checklist sets no amount, and one subscriber taking one share is enough.Practice Note NMVPN2, Companies Act 2006, Incorporating a Company, January 2026, issued by the Department for Enterprise as Registrar of Companies, Isle of Man Governmentwww.gov.im · §3.2.1Retrieved 2026-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Beneficial ownership disclosureBeneficial 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.Anyone holding 25 percent or more of the owning company is filed to a database that is not public; only authorities and AML regulated firms can search it.Beneficial Ownership, Companies Registry, Isle of Man Governmentwww.gov.imRetrieved 2026-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
CAMO & airworthiness
Airworthiness reviewThe 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.The registry surveys the aircraft itself and issues a Certificate of Airworthiness that is renewed every year; there is no EASA style Airworthiness Review Certificate.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Airworthiness' (with the airworthiness Schedule of the Civil Aviation (Charges) Scheme 2026, SD No. 2026/0001, as published on the registry's Charges page, and the published Service Delivery Times)www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information.
Maintenance program approvalThe 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.The registry issues the Approved Maintenance Programme Certificate itself, on Form 100, for £215, and the aircraft must not fly without it; it publishes 4 working days for a non-technical revision but no time for a first approval, and roughly 10 working days for a first program is an estimate from its targets for comparable paperwork.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Airworthiness', Approved Maintenance Programme section (with the Civil Aviation (Charges) Scheme 2026, SD No. 2026/0001, as published on the registry's Charges page)www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-09-06Open 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 organizations2-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.EASA, UK and FAR Part 145 shops, and EASA or UK Part M Subpart F and Part CAO organizations, are accepted automatically and free, with no Isle of Man approval to obtain.Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, 'Airworthiness', maintenance organisation acceptance (with Registry Publication 9, Airworthiness Management Requirements and Information)www.iomaircraftregistry.comRetrieved 2026-09-01Open 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 requirementsThe 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.Cover meeting Regulation 785/2004, war and terrorism risks included, is compulsory and offense backed: with no evidence of insurance the registry must refuse the registration or cancel it.Civil Aviation (Insurance) Regulations 2005, as amended and as applied to the Isle of Man by the Civil Aviation (Subordinate Legislation) (Application) Order 2006 (SD 909/06), official working copy V2 December 2017, edited by the Isle of Man Civil Aviation Administrationwww.gov.im · reg. 4(1)Retrieved 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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