The Registry of Aruba

The Registry of Aruba is an aircraft registry run by the Department of Civil Aviation of Aruba. It registers private, corporate and commercial aircraft under the P4 nationality mark.

The registry says it was established in 1995 and has worked for over three decades. It says it was the first public-private aircraft registration program to earn a Category 1 rating from the FAA, with rules that follow ICAO standards. Aruba is a self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a contracting state of ICAO and a signatory of the Cape Town Convention. The registry uses registration by election of domicile.

It accepts aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of 5,700 kg or more, and helicopters of 1,000 kg or more. Owners can pick their own registration marks. After the P4 prefix, the mark can be any mix of three to five letters and numbers, so owners can choose vanity tail marks.

The registry covers four main areas. Registration includes the registration framework, taxation, mortgages, IDERA, de-registration, storage between leases and aircraft insurance rules. Airworthiness includes certificates of airworthiness, type certificates, continuing airworthiness, special flight permits, maintenance organisations, certificates of release to service and export certificates. Flight operations cover air operator certificates, designated airspace approvals, electronic flight bags, all weather operations, data link communications and the ICAO 83bis agreement. Personnel licensing covers licence validations and special authorisations.

The registry reports more than 80 trained team members and a global reach of over 30 offices, inspectors and agreements. It describes itself as an aviation concierge that speeds up registration. It also publishes forms, agreements, circulars and notices, including advisories on conflict zones and risk assessments. It has an office in Miami, Florida.

Services

• Aircraft registration
• Vanity registration marks
• Certificate of airworthiness
• Type certificate support
• Continuing airworthiness
• Air operator certificate support
• ICAO 83bis agreements
• Personnel licence validation
• Aircraft mortgage registration
• De-registration