EGPH From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2006, 207 posts, RR: 0 Posted (3 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1303 times:
Hello all,
This is something that has been bugging me for quite some time. I have seen a number of airlines now, notably Transaero, Alitalia and Air One but I am sure other do as well, use the Irish register to register their planes. Why is it that companies in Russia and Italy and elsewhere use this register so often? I can only think it must either be a tax thing or that these planes are owned by an Irish leasing agency.
rfields5421 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 6191 posts, RR: 25 Reply 3, posted (3 months 3 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 956 times:
Quoting EGPH (Thread starter): I can only think it must either be a tax thing or that these planes are owned by an Irish leasing agency.
Taxes is the big reason, but the home of the leasing agency is a factor.
EGPH From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2006, 207 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 861 times:
Thanks for your replies, seems that taxes (as I suspected is a big reason), similar to many biz jets using the Manx register. However I thought the location of the leasing agency would not have had a massive influence as many ILFC leased aircraft (to quote just one example) operate under the register of the airline's choice. Thanks anyway for the information.
rfields5421 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 6191 posts, RR: 25 Reply 6, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 831 times:
There are some countries which make the registration of foreign operated aircraft very easy.
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