Aerospace Trust Management

Aerospace Trust Management LLC is a US trust company that helps international aircraft owners set up and maintain FAA N-registration through an owner trust. Its website describes it as an FAA aircraft owner trustee operating since 1988, run by principals who are active pilots and Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) maintenance specialists.

Services

• Trust agreement drafting: an FAA-approved agreement naming the client as beneficial owner and the company as US trustee
• A lease agreement returning operational control of the aircraft to the client
• FAA registration filing, including AC Form 8050-1 and the title chain
• Seven-year re-registration monitoring, with refiling handled by the company
• Temporary certificate of registration, which the company says is typically issued within 3 to 5 business days
• FCC aircraft radio station licence filing
• FAA owner trustee affidavit
• US agent address for FAA correspondence

Who it works with

Non-US citizens and non-US entities, existing FAA registrants whose trust is expiring or whose registration has lapsed, and lenders that require a US trust structure for international financing. The site says it does not accept inquiries from residents of countries covered by US sanctions rules.

Company facts

• Operating since 1988, according to the company
• The company says it has served more than 300 aircraft owners in 31 countries
• Owners can dissolve the trust at any time, subject to an administrative fee set out on the site