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WCR Best Global Aviation Registry 2018

News release

World Commerce Review is pleased to announce that the Isle of Man Air Registry has been awarded the WCR Best Global Aviation Registry 2018.

The selection panel took into account product innovation, on-going customer support and best practice criteria as well as a continuing commitment to deploying the best possible solutions for the benefit of their clients. The World Commerce Review Awards are recognised as the principal indications of professional conduct and excellence.

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About Isle of Man Aircraft Registry

The Isle of Man is one of the most politically and economically stable jurisdictions in the world. The Island has one of the highest credit ratings of any offshore financial centre and is one of the world’s most sophisticated and well-regulated offshore financial centres. The Isle of Man has retained its top ‘Compliant’ rating by the global body reviewing tax transparency around the world. The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes recently published its latest ratings following the start of its second round of reviews. The Isle of Man is one of only 6 countries to be awarded the top compliant rating during the second round of reviews and is currently one of only 3 to have been rated compliant in the first and second rounds of reviews.

The Isle of Man Aircraft Registry was established to provide a customer focused service for the registration of high quality private/corporate jets and twin turbine-engine helicopters. The Registry motto is Safety with Service which encapsulates its core principle of facilitating high regulatory standards whilst delivering excellent customer service. The Registry commenced operations on 1st May 2007 and has grown to become the world’s 6th largest private/corporate Business Aviation register whilst maintaining the highest relevant aviation regulatory safety standards.

The principal benefits of registering an aircraft on the Isle of Man are:

-High regulatory standards

-Excellent customer service levels and award winning international reputation

-Neutral nationality registration prefix ‘M’

-Competitive scheme of charges

-Secure mortgage register

-No insurance premium tax

-European time zone

-Professional infrastructure with significant experience in aviation finance

-The Isle of Man is on the OECD ‘white list’ of countries complying with the global standard for tax co-operation and exchange of information

-Clear and simple taxation regime

-Stable legal and political environment