THE CAYMAN ISLANDS AIRCRAFT REGISTRY FEATURED PROMINENTLY AT NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION TRADESHOW

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands (CAACI) exhibited at the annual National Business Aviation Association - Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) tradeshow held at the Las Vegas Convention Centre 22 – 24 October 2024. The primary objective was to promote the Cayman Islands Aircraft Registry (CIAR) as the offshore registry of choice for discerning owners and operators.

As the only foreign aircraft register that exhibited, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands (CAACI) represented one of more than 800 exhibitors. While at NBAA-BACE, the CAACI provided general information to visitors of the booth on the requirements to operate into the jurisdiction. CAACI also shared with visitors, information on their strategic partnership with Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) that provides key elements required for the jurisdictional establishment for operators engaged in commercial air transport

operations offshore. CAACI and CEC are jointly marketing the Cayman Islands to the aviation industry, promoting its robust regulatory environment, neutral tax status, sound legal and finance systems and first-world life style, touting it as the perfect domicile to establish an air transport or any aviation related company. Clients that qualify are aircraft owners and brokers, technology companies and start-ups engaged in aviation research and development, the head offices of aviation industry businesses, aircraft manufacturing and repair businesses, and businesses that provide management consultancy and other specialized services to the aviation industry.

Each year CAACI extends partnership opportunities with the local business community to offer a prize package for a raffle at NBAA-BACE and would like to thank this years’ sponsors: Cayman Airways Ltd, Tortuga Rum Company, Kirk Freeport, Sunshine Suites Resort, Cayman Spirits Co. Ragazzi, 3 Girls & A Kiln for supporting the grand prize trip to the Cayman Islands giveaway.

Background info to augment:

The CAACI has full designation for safety oversight as a UK OT, and is one of only three OTs to enjoy such delegation. The CAACI is responsible for both safety and economic regulation of the Cayman aviation industry. In addition, the Cayman Islands is classified as Category 1 by the USA Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under their “International Aviation Safety Assessments” programme that evaluates a country’s civil aviation authority’s ability to effectively regulate its aviation industry. This rating enables commercial air transport operators registered in Cayman to conduct international air transport operations, i.e, Cayman Airways, Ltd. The requirement for such rating lies with the CAACI being assessed as having technically qualified and highly experienced staff to effectively oversee the aviation industry in accordance with established standards and recommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).