Lincoln D. Gomez

The status lists for the Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol have been updated to take account of the deposit of an instrument by the Federative Republic of Brazil on 30 November 2011. The updated lists are available via the following links:

http://www.unidroit.org/english/implement/i-2001-convention.pdf

http://www.unidroit.org/english/implement/i-2001-aircraftprotocol.pdf

The Department of Civil Aviation of Aruba and The Registry of Aruba, a world industry leader in aircraft registration, certification, regulatory compliance and safety oversight services and Gomez & Bikker law offices are pleased to announce a joint cooperation with Comlux The Aviation Group. 

Comlux Aruba N.V, the new subsidiary of Fly Comlux, has been awarded on September 26, 2011 an Aruba Air Operating Certificate (AOC). The first aircraft added to their new AOC is an exclusive 767BBJ (P4-CLA). This 4th AOC compliments Comlux’s existing Swiss, Maltese and Kazakh AOCs and is a remarkable milestone for the company. 

Comlux is a leader in VIP charter services operating worldwide with the highest standards of safety and quality. Among their charter operations, Comlux offers a comprehensive set of services to VIP customers, who wish to have their own aircraft personally and professionally managed, and is one the VIP aircraft completion centers approved by Boeing, Airbus and Bombardier at Indianapolis, airport.

Jorge Colindres Marinakis, President & CEO of The Registry of Aruba said: “We are very proud to be associated with Comlux, a company whose safety culture exemplifies quality in VIP services and air transport operations.”

CONFERENCE CHAIRED BY
This is a new networking opportunity in the heart of the Caribbean.  The summit on Offshore Aircraft Registration will explore a variety of issues such as reasons for registering an aircraft offshore, the legal system in Aruba, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the Isle of Man, the process of registering an aircraft and requirements, protection of third party interests, aircraft surveys, inspection of maintenance facilities, air safety regulatory issues, air navigation services regulatory issues, commercial affairs regulatory issues, the impact of aircraft valuations, defaults and repossessions, negotiating lease contracts, the Cape Town Convention, the pre-purchase inspection process, aircraft insurance, legal aspects of aircraft registration, mitigating risk, customs issues.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
How to avoid cabotage prohibitions for commercial operators of offshore registered aircraft
Aircraft Shared Ownership Programs and how to protect each party's rights and interests
You’ve moved you aircraft off the US registry to an offshore registry: So what happens the next time you want to travel back to the US?
The Cycle of Business Aircraft Values
Legal and fiscal issues of aircraft registration in Aruba
Fiscal Aspects of Aircraft Registration in Aruba
The vesting of security rights on aircraft in Aruba
Technical challenges and airworthiness implications for commercial and private operation of offshore registered aircraft

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Comlux Aruba N.V., a subsidiary of the Swiss VIP aircraft operator Comlux Aviation Group registered its Boeing flagship aircraft B767-200ER in Aruba under registration marks P4-CLA. The aircraft will be base in Zurich as part of Comlux VVIP fleet. This aircraft is the fourth aircraft registered by Comlux in Aruba as part of their strategic cooperation with The Registry of Aruba.

Source: http://www.airsafetyfirst.com/display_news.php?id=83

“Air-Company SOMON AIR” LLC, the national carrier of the Republic of Tajikistan has registered in Aruba its first brand new Boeing 737-900. The aircraft has been registered under nationality marks P4-TAJ and will be based in Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan. The second brand new Boeing B737-900ER will be introduced in November 2011.

Source: http://www.airsafetyfirst.com/display_news.php?id=84

Lance Gokongwei, president and chief executive of Cebu Pacific, the budget carrier’s official name, said new the order includes 30 A321neo (new engine option) and seven A320s. The airline currently operates a fleet of 25 Airbus and eight ATR 72-500 aircraft, the youngest fleet in the Philippines. Cebu Pacific flew more passengers than the country’s flag carrier Philippine Airlines and holds half of the domestic market. Gokongwei said he expects the airline to carry more than 12 million passengers this year. The A320 airplanes will be delivered Continue reading →