Mortgages and charges
Mortgages and charges across every register we track for aircraft.
What is meant by mortgages and charges?
How security interests over an aircraft are recorded and ranked in this jurisdiction.
Why does mortgages and charges matter when choosing a register?
A financier relies on the recording regime, so it usually has to satisfy the lender before the owner's preference comes into play.
Every register for aircraft, side by side
Where a register has not published an answer, none is shown, and where the only figure available is an estimate, it is labeled as one.
| Register | Answer |
|---|---|
| ArubaThe Registry of Aruba | Aircraft 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. |
| BermudaBermuda Aircraft Registry | Bermuda keeps statutory aircraft and engine mortgage registers that rank by time of entry; registering costs $800, or $1,600 above $20 million.Mortgaging of Aircraft (Procedures) Regulations 1999, BR 41 / 1999 (Bermuda), consolidated text as amended by 2016 : 28, Bermuda Laws Online, Government of Bermudawww.bermudalaws.bm · reg. 3(1), (6), (7)Retrieved 2026-08-27Effective 2022-04-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information. |
| Cayman IslandsCayman Islands Aircraft Registry | Mortgage registration costs CI$1,250 to CI$5,000 by sum secured, and the aircraft must be on the Cayman register first.The Air Navigation (Fees) Regulations, 2010 (Cayman Islands), made under the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2007, S.I. 2007 No. 3468, Supplement No. 17 published with Gazette No. 22 dated 25 October 2010, CAACI's published copywww.caacayman.com · reg. 9(2)Retrieved 2026-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information. |
| GuernseyGuernsey Aircraft Registry | 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. |
| Isle of ManIsle of Man Aircraft Registry | 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. |
| MaltaMalta Aircraft Register | Mortgage priority runs by date and time of recording, and registered mortgages survive the mortgagor's insolvency.Aircraft Registration Act (Cap. 503, Laws of Malta), consolidated text in force as at 01/01/2024, legislation.mt (Office of the State Advocate)legislation.mt · art. 29(1)Retrieved 2026-08-12Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information. |
| San MarinoSan Marino Aircraft Registry | Mortgages are registered with the authority for €550.00 above 5,700 kg, or €250.00 to €400.00 below it, and a mortgaged aircraft cannot be de-registered without the mortgagee's written consent.San Marino Aircraft Registry, 'Mortgage' section and Mortgage FAQ, with its 'Benefits' page, CAP 01 Appendix 1, the Scheme of Fees, the CAA's fee schedules for aircraft below 5,700 kg, the registry's 'Cancelation of a Mortgaged Aircraft' page, and the governing statute, Republic of San Marino, Law no. 125 of 29 July 2014 (Law Reforming Civil Aviation), as amended by Delegated Decree no. 153 of 13 October 2015 and Delegated Decree no. 9 of 8 February 2016, official English texts published by the Civil Aviation Authority (articles 19, 41, 43, 44 and 48 quinquies)www.smar.aero · Mortgage: Registration of a MortgageRetrieved 2026-09-01Open sourceInformational only, not legal, tax or financial advice. Contact a qualified professional for current information. |
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