Aircraft Registration - US (N-REG)

Aircraft Registration – US (N-Reg)

United States Aircraft Registration

There are several advantages to registering an aircraft in the US.

• The FAA is widely respected for its efficient, secure and inexpensive processes for registering aircraft and perfecting interests in aircraft (including airframes, certain aircraft engines, propellers and spare parts as discussed below).
• There is a significant amount of legal and transactional precedent dealing with aircraft registered with the FAA which provides comfort as to the process for registering and/or cancelling aircraft from the FAA, as well as determining the validity, priority and enforceability of security in aircraft.
• The US was also one of the first countries to adopt the Cape Town Treaty, thus providing the additional comfort and assurance that interests properly established and registered under the Cape Town Treaty will be recognised in other contracting states.
• Many parties also take comfort in the fact that the FAA, which is part of the US government, has the resources to oversee and enforce its rules and obligations as an aircraft registry.
• Registration with the FAA may help preserve the value of a business aircraft, both because the FAA’s standards for aircraft operations and maintenance are among the highest in the world and because the US is the most active market for aircraft sales.