For over three decades, The Registry of Aruba has been committed to delivering a personalized and seamless experience in aircraft registration. Since our inception, we’ve been developing an aircraft registry that fosters a culture of innovation and offers clients an unparalleled level of service and support.
As pioneers of a first-of-its-kind aircraft registry, we take pride in leading the sector with our innovative approach. Our modern and streamlined processes are supported by a global network of qualified professionals specializing in registration, certification, and inspection. This ensures every detail of your aircraft registration is expertly managed.
A Trusted Leader in Global Aircraft Registration
As an autonomous, self-governed state within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Aruba is a contracting state of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and a signatory of the Cape Town Convention. We have implemented aircraft registration through the election of domicile, ensuring compliance with the world’s highest safety standards and providing out clients with the utmost assurance that their assets are protected under international law.
Established in 1995, The Registry of Aruba was the first public-private aircraft registration program to earn a Category-1 rating from the FAA, with a regulatory framework in compliance with ICAO. With decades of expertise, we act as your aviation concierge, providing meticulous support to expedite the registration process to free up our clients’ most valuable resource– time.
To put it simply, for over three decades, The Registry of Aruba has been at the pinnacle of excellence for the registration of Private, Corporate, and Commercial aircraft. Priding ourselves on offering unrivaled personalized solutions dedicated to preserving the highest level of operational safety for all our aircraft.
Discover our History
November
The Registry of Aruba was founded in 1995, and was born of a perfect recipe of timing, years of prior experience and an innovative mindset.
November
First aircraft to be registered under the new public-private aircraft registry scheme, P4-TBN a Boeing B707 under operator TBN Aircraft.
March
In 1996 the Registry of Aruba was granted the by the FAA, Category 1 rating under the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program.
July
Oscar Whyte of Coastal Oil registers P4-AMO, BAC 1 under the Aruba Registry.
September
Qatar Airways & the Gulf Falcon Group originally had their aircraft registered through Aruba, gaining them international access.
November
P4-MED, known as The Flying Hospital, was the largest fully equipped airborne medical facility ever built.
January
An ICAO 83bis agreement was executed between the Republic of Kazakhstan and Aruba.
April
Air Astana, est. 2001, is the National Airline of Kazakhstan and began operation of regular flights on May 15th, 2002, with the help of Aruba.
May
Aruba ratified & implemented the ICAO Cape Town Convention & its protocol, becoming the first offshore registry signatory of the convention.
February
Renewed our agreement with Government of Aruba and confirmed our ties to each other and our commitment to our family of clients.
May
Aruba issued the first VIP operations AOC to Comlux Aruba, pioneering the AOC charter on-demand trend. Registering a VVIP configured B767, P4-CLA.
October
A.R.M.S., the first online aircraft management registry system, creating an electronic system to register aircraft and track their documentation.
October
Implemented strategically located inspectors, eliminating unnecessary aircraft downtime, that have a practical approach to problem-solving.
August
Crystal AirCruises, operated by Comlux Aruba, registered the world’s first commercial VVIP casino-configured 777-200 LR.
November
For the past 25 years our mission has been to bring the bespoke experience to aircraft registration. Helping You Fly Since 1995.
January
The Registry of Aruba names Alex Colindres as the new CEO after eight years of working for the Registry of Aruba.
February
Comlux Aruba celebrates 10 years of its Aruban AOC.
April
The Registry of Aruba Launches Sustainability Communication – 4WARD
Our Worldwide Team
Designated & Regulatory Inspectors
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Russia/CIS/Asia
Airworthiness
- Michael Daniel
- Mike McMenemy
- Eko Susanto
Operations
- Patrick J. Rotsaert
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Oceania
Airworthiness
- Eko Susanto
Operations
- Philip Smith
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Middle East
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Africa
Airworthiness
- Antonio Rodrigues
Operations
- Stephanus Jacobus Coetzee
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Europe
Airworthiness
- Felipe Albuquerque
- Mike McMenemy
- Mark Leatherbarrow
- Yvan Bollinger
- Julien Antal
- Antonio Rodrigues
- Dave Marsh
- Malcolm Eustice
- Steve Wilson
Operations
- Richard Turner
- Mike McDougall
- Cedric Gitchenko
- Simon Donoghue
- Rudolph van Berkel
- Jaime Shawyer
- Jean-Marc Baud
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North America
Airworthiness
- Robert Cook
- Alfred Hight
- Steve Ragnauth
- Christopher Hart
Operations
- Jim Pate
- Michael Pfeiffer
- Jaques Astre
- Gary Pastorella
- Gregory Michael
- Brian Staurseth
- Ronald Maness
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South America
Airworthiness
- Ivo Oduber
- Orlando Amaris
