CHOOSING AN aircraft registry depends on considering a wide range of factors. From the regulations covering regulation to structuring requirements, inspections and Certificate of Airworthiness documents, costs and service, there can be a bewildering amount of detail.

The Official Guide to Aircraft Registration 2023 aims to help you pick a path through the forest of regulations to select a registry that truly meets your bespoke needs. The decision seems to grow ever more complicated each year. It’s a world away from simpler times when aircraft were generally registered in the country in which they were based.

To help you make informed decisions about registering your aircraft, this annual guide begins with an in-depth look at The Registry of Aruba and The Cayman Islands Registry. We examine the guiding principles behind each jurisdiction and the services they offer their clients.

This is followed by the Country Survey Data section, which delivers key facts about six leading registries in a question-and-answer format. Covering such questions as financing and deregulation, importing and exporting aircraft, this section delivers some of the detail that will help you answer the big questions about where to register your aircraft.

Finally, the Quick Reference Country Guide offers a whistle stop tour of more than 40 registrations from Azerbaijan to Switzerland and from Bermuda to the United States.

Big thanks to our contributors who have provided a wealth of information about the services they offer. While the seventh edition of The Official Guide to Aircraft Registration is wide ranging – spanning registries on every continent – except Antarctica – it is not definitive. So, it pays to seek professional advice before making your final choice. Hopefully, this guide will make that choice a little easier.