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Ferry flight guides
What it actually takes to move an aircraft: cost drivers, permits, ocean crossings, lease returns and storage reactivation, written by the people who fly the sectors.
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Ferry operations
Planning a transpacific ferry flight: the North Pacific route guide
A narrowbody or regional aircraft normally crosses the Pacific in stages rather than flying a direct ocean leg. The route is built around the aircraft's usable range, live alternates, fuel availability, permits and seasonal weather, with Alaska serving as the North American gateway. Each technical stop must be confirmed before departure because a forecast change or closed alternate can reshape the entire crossing.
September 29, 2026 · 9 min read
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Customs and border clearance
eAPIS filing for private and ferry flights: the mistakes that cause holds
How eAPIS works for private and ferry flights, what CBP checks on a manifest, the mistakes that cause holds at the border, and how to file a crew change.
September 22, 2026 · 6 min read
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Customs and border clearance
Importer of record vs exporter of record: who goes on the aircraft entry
Who the importer of record and exporter of record are on an aircraft deal, what each is liable for, when to use a third party, and how it protects privacy.
September 18, 2026 · 6 min read
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Customs and border clearance
Exporting an aircraft from the United States: clearance, filings and timing
Exporting an aircraft from the US: the export filing, exporter of record, FAA deregistration, export certificate of airworthiness and where delays usually sit.
September 15, 2026 · 7 min read
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Customs and border clearance
CBP bonding explained: why a customs bond decides how fast an aircraft clears
What a CBP customs bond covers, why no aircraft import entry can be filed without one, single transaction versus continuous bonds, and how bonding speeds clearance.
September 12, 2026 · 7 min read
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Customs and border clearance
Landing Rights and eAPIS: what has to be filed before a US arrival
What a private or ferry crew files before landing in the US: Landing Rights approval, the eAPIS manifest, filing deadlines and the errors that cause refusals.
September 1, 2026 · 6 min read
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Customs and border clearance
Importing an aircraft into the United States: what it takes and how long it runs
How a US aircraft import clears customs: the entry and bond, valuation documents, arrival port, Landing Rights and eAPIS, and what causes delays.
August 18, 2026 · 7 min read
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Permits and compliance
RVSM authorization for ferry flights: what it takes
Why RVSM matters on a ferry route, what an LOA or operations specification requires, and what to do when an aircraft has to cross without it.
June 23, 2026 · 6 min read
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Delivery and acceptance
Ferrying an aircraft out of long term storage
What changes when the aircraft has been parked for months: reactivation items, ferry permit limitations, crew currency and the realistic timeline to wheels up.
February 17, 2026 · 6 min read
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Delivery and acceptance
Lease return ferry flights: the checklist lessors ask for
How to move an aircraft to its redelivery location without missing lease return conditions, from records and paperwork to acceptance flight and arrival report.
December 9, 2025 · 7 min read
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Ferry operations
Planning a transatlantic ferry flight without surprises
North Atlantic ferry planning for narrowbodies and regional aircraft: tech stops, fuel policy, ETOPS considerations, equipment carriage and diversion strategy.
October 7, 2025 · 8 min read
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Permits and compliance
Ferry permit vs special flight permit: what you actually need
When an aircraft needs a special flight permit, what limitations come with it, and how overflight and landing permits differ from the airworthiness approval.
August 26, 2025 · 6 min read
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Ferry operations
How much does an aircraft ferry flight cost in 2026?
What drives the price of an aircraft ferry flight: crew, fuel, permits, handling and positioning, with the questions that change a quote before you book.
July 14, 2025 · 7 min read
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Route planning, crew, fuel and oceanic strategy for non-revenue aircraft movements.
Delivery and acceptance
Lease returns, deliveries, acceptance flights and part-out positioning from contract to arrival report.
Permits and compliance
Overflight and landing permits, ferry permits, RVSM authorization and registry paperwork.
Customs and border clearance
US customs entries, CBP bonds, importer and exporter of record, Landing Rights and eAPIS filings for aircraft crossing the US border.
- Importing an aircraft into the United States: what it takes and how long it runs
- Landing Rights and eAPIS: what has to be filed before a US arrival
- CBP bonding explained: why a customs bond decides how fast an aircraft clears
- Exporting an aircraft from the United States: clearance, filings and timing
- Importer of record vs exporter of record: who goes on the aircraft entry
- eAPIS filing for private and ferry flights: the mistakes that cause holds
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- Aircraft ferry flights
One team, one price, wheels up
- Aircraft delivery flights
The last mile of a transaction
- Acceptance flights
Prove the aircraft before you own it
Aircraft we move
- Airbus A320 family
Airbus narrowbody
- Airbus A330
Airbus widebody
- Embraer ERJ-145
Regional jet
- Embraer E-Jets
Regional jet
Regions and crossings
- Middle East
Dubai · Doha · Bahrain
- Transatlantic
Shannon · Keflavik · Narsarsuaq
- Transpacific
Tokyo · Kagoshima · Petropavlovsk
- North America
Victorville · Goodyear · Marana
Registries we work with
- Bermuda
VP-B prefix · Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority
- N-registered (FAA)
N prefix · United States Federal Aviation Administration
- Irish CAA
EI prefix · Irish Aviation Authority
- Isle of Man
M prefix · Isle of Man Aircraft Registry
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