The History of Aircraft Trusts

By Tracey Cheek | March 28, 2018 |

Aircraft trusts are an acceptable means for registering aircraft in the United States. What was initially set up to assist the commercial aviation industry is now also used by private aircraft owners to obtain US registration. The Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 states that the owner of an aircraft is the person who holds the…

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Short-Term Trusts

By Tracey Cheek | March 13, 2018 |

When a US-registered aircraft sale is “closed,” its existing registration becomes invalid and the plane must be reregistered by its new owner. There’s a problem when a new owner does not meet the qualifications to register the aircraft in their own name. An aircraft must be registered, and we know that the FAA has stringent…

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