The Aircraft Register Of Choice Within Europe

Spurred by the prosperity and solid reputation of Valletta's maritime register over the past 20 years and the increasing number of US-based owners looking towards Europe for their aircraft registration requirements, the Maltese Government is currently in the course of implementing a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework for the registration of aircraft- primarily business and private jets- on the Maltese aircraft register.

As a first step in the legislative process, on the 31st July 2009, the Authority for Transport in Malta Act (Chapter 499 of the Laws of Malta) was enacted to establish a new regulatory Authority which has assumed the functions previously exercised by the Malta Maritime Authority, the Malta Transport Authority and the Directorate of Civil Aviation in the three separate sectors of transportation, namely sea transport, road transport and air transport respectively. This Act became effective on the 1st January 2010 and, amongst other things,