Insights
Ferry flight guides
What it actually takes to move an aircraft: cost drivers, permits, ocean crossings, lease returns and storage reactivation, written by the people who fly the sectors.
- 6 guides
- Updated regularly
Permits and compliance
RVSM authorization for ferry flights: what it takes
You need RVSM authorization to operate between FL290 and FL410 in RVSM airspace. On a ferry flight the aircraft must be RVSM compliant and the operator must hold the relevant authorization, such as an FAA letter of authorization. Without it the aircraft can still be ferried, but it flies below or above RVSM levels, which changes fuel burn, range and the stop chain.
June 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Read RVSM authorization for ferry flights: what it takes
Delivery and acceptance
Ferrying an aircraft out of long term storage
What changes when the aircraft has been parked for months: reactivation items, ferry permit limitations, crew currency and the realistic timeline to wheels up.
February 17, 2026 · 6 min read
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Delivery and acceptance
Lease return ferry flights: the checklist lessors ask for
How to move an aircraft to its redelivery location without missing lease return conditions, from records and paperwork to acceptance flight and arrival report.
December 9, 2025 · 7 min read
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Ferry operations
Planning a transatlantic ferry flight without surprises
North Atlantic ferry planning for narrowbodies and regional aircraft: tech stops, fuel policy, ETOPS considerations, equipment carriage and diversion strategy.
October 7, 2025 · 8 min read
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Permits and compliance
Ferry permit vs special flight permit: what you actually need
When an aircraft needs a special flight permit, what limitations come with it, and how overflight and landing permits differ from the airworthiness approval.
August 26, 2025 · 6 min read
Read Ferry permit vs special flight permit: what you actually need
Ferry operations
How much does an aircraft ferry flight cost in 2026?
What drives the price of an aircraft ferry flight: crew, fuel, permits, handling and positioning, with the questions that change a quote before you book.
July 14, 2025 · 7 min read
Read How much does an aircraft ferry flight cost in 2026?Ferry operations
Route planning, crew, fuel and oceanic strategy for non-revenue aircraft movements.
Delivery and acceptance
Lease returns, deliveries, acceptance flights and part-out positioning from contract to arrival report.
Permits and compliance
Overflight and landing permits, ferry permits, RVSM authorization and registry paperwork.
Questions about our guides
Pages these guides link to
Every ferry pulls in a type, a route and a registry. These pages cover the parts that sit next to this one.
Services to pair with it
- Observation flights
Eyes in the right place
- Parts-out ferry flights
The last flight, flown carefully
- Cargo conversion ferry
From storage to the conversion line
- Maintenance ferry flights
Into the hangar and back out
Aircraft we move
- Boeing 767
Boeing widebody
- Boeing 777
Boeing widebody
- Airbus A320 family
Airbus narrowbody
- Airbus A330
Airbus widebody
Regions and crossings
- Middle East
Dubai · Doha · Bahrain
- Transatlantic
Shannon · Keflavik · Narsarsuaq
- Transpacific
Tokyo · Kagoshima · Petropavlovsk
- North America
Victorville · Goodyear · Marana
Registries we work with
- Bermuda
VP-B prefix · Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority
- N-registered (FAA)
N prefix · United States Federal Aviation Administration
- Irish CAA
EI prefix · Irish Aviation Authority
- Isle of Man
M prefix · Isle of Man Aircraft Registry
Tell us where the aircraft is and where it needs to be
We will come back with a route, a realistic date and a fixed price.