Aircraft customs, cleared by the people flying the aircraft

Most operators hand the customs file to an outside broker and then spend the week chasing it. We are bonded with US Customs and Border Protection, so the entry, the Landing Rights request and the eAPIS manifest are prepared by the same desk that plans the flight.

That is the whole advantage. When the arrival slips, the roster changes or the port asks a question, there is nobody to hand it to and no gap between the flight plan and the paperwork.

We file both directions. On the way in, that means the customs entry with its valuation, classification and importer of record, alongside the arrival approvals. On the way out, it means the export filing lined up with deregistration and the marks the aircraft will wear at its destination.

The aircraft does not have to be one we are ferrying. Owner crews and third-party operators use us for the customs side alone.

Customs entries are one of the places a pending deal or an ownership structure becomes visible earlier than the parties wanted. Because we are bonded, we can act as importer or exporter of record on the movement, which puts our name in that field. Ownership, title and the transaction itself are untouched.

Aircraft between operators often have nobody holding a current RVSM authorization for them, and flying a long leg below RVSM airspace burns the savings twice over. We issue temporary RVSM Letters of Authorization scoped to short-term ferry flying, so the movement in front of you can cruise where it should.