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AIRCRAFT REGISTRIES<br />
AIRCRAFT REGISTRIES<br />
CHARTER REGISTRY COMPOSITION<br />
Local United States Offshore Others<br />
INDIA<br />
TOTAL<br />
AIRCRAFT<br />
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%<br />
65<br />
91%<br />
5%<br />
5%<br />
AUSTRALIA<br />
62<br />
98%<br />
11%<br />
2%<br />
MAINLAND CHINA<br />
41<br />
85%<br />
15%<br />
JAPAN<br />
22<br />
45% 23% 41%<br />
14%<br />
SINGAPORE<br />
20<br />
5%<br />
35%<br />
60%<br />
BASE COUNTRY/REGION<br />
INDONESIA<br />
PHILIPPINES<br />
NEW ZEALAND<br />
HONG KONG SAR<br />
THAILAND<br />
17<br />
15<br />
11<br />
9<br />
8<br />
71%<br />
6%<br />
24%<br />
93%<br />
7%<br />
82% 18%<br />
100%<br />
88% 13%<br />
TAIWAN<br />
6<br />
67%<br />
67% 33%<br />
VIETNAM<br />
6<br />
83%<br />
17%<br />
MALAYSIA<br />
5<br />
40%<br />
60%<br />
PAKISTAN<br />
SOUTH KOREA<br />
4<br />
3<br />
100%<br />
100%<br />
NOTE: 1. Offshore Registrations include Aruba, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Malta and San Marino.<br />
2. Others indicate any registration except for Local, US and Offshore.<br />
Australia (VH-), India (VT-), and mainland China (B-) were the most<br />
popular local registries for charter aircraft in Asia-Pacific at the end<br />
of June <strong>2023</strong>, with 61, 59 and 35 aircraft registered, respectively.<br />
The most popular registrations happen to be from the three<br />
countries with the largest business jet charter fleets in Asia-Pacific,<br />
with the the local registration rates of charter aircraft in these<br />
countries reaching 98%, 91% and 85%, respectively. Along with<br />
these countries/regions, the Philippines, New Zealand, Thailand,<br />
and Vietnam all have large percentages of locally registered charter<br />
aircraft—all of which are above 80%. In South Korea and Pakistan,<br />
all charter aircraft are registered in their own countries. Owing to<br />
local cabotage laws, many charter operators opt to register their<br />
aircraft locally. This strategy typically offers greater flexibility for<br />
conducting domestic flights and often results in fewer restrictions<br />
when applying for route permissions. Many countries/regions in<br />
Asia-Pacific still maintain a sizable number of US-registered (N)<br />
aircraft in their charter fleets. Frequent business exchanges with the<br />
United States have made U.S. registration (N) become very popular<br />
among Japan and Taiwan’s charter aircaft, accounting for 41% and<br />
33%, respectively. Hong Kong SAR and Singapore are two countries/<br />
regions that do not have any locally registered charter aircraft. Hong<br />
Kong’s current charter fleet is all registered offshore. More than 60%<br />
of Singapore’s charter fleet is registered in Australia, some of these<br />
aircraft serve both charter and medical purposes. The advantage<br />
of having the aircraft based in Singapore also includes faster<br />
repositioning to reach South Asia or East Asia.<br />
ASIA-PACIFIC CHARTER REPORT <strong>2023</strong> | 12