Cayman Bellawings, an affiliate of Hong Kong Bellawings business jet management company, has been granted the first AOC for fixed wing commercial operations in the Cayman Islands’ Special Economic Zone by CAACI, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands. HK Bellawings currently operates nine aircraft on the Cayman Islands aircraft registry including a Gulfstream G200, which will be operated by Cayman Bellawings under the AOC.

“We are very pleased to announce this milestone development for the Cayman Islands aircraft registry,” says director general of CAACI Richard Smith. “The strategic partnership between the Cayman Islands CAA and Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) provides key elements required for facilitating jurisdictional establishment for offshore oper-ations, and Cayman Bellawings has demonstrated the viability of this arrangement. We are excited to have Cayman Bellawings operate commercially under Cayman Islands jurisdiction and look forward to its continued growth as it serves the needs of this dynamic industry.”

HK Bellawings provides business jet management, aircraft main-tenance, travel concierge services, aircraft acquisition and business aviation consultancy services. “We are honoured to be the first AOC holder endorsed by CAACI. Bellawings will regard Cayman Islands as one of its bases in the future to help expand the diversity of the local aviation industry and bring more flight options to clients around the world,” says president YJ Zhang.

CAACI and CEC are jointly marketing the Cayman Islands to the aviation industry, promoting its regulatory environment, neutral tax status, legal and finance systems and first-world lifestyle, touting it as the perfect domicile from which to operate a business aviation company. Clients that qualify are aircraft owners and brokers, technology companies and start-ups engaged in aviation research and development, the head offices of aviation industry businesses, aircraft manufacturing and repair businesses, and businesses that provide management consultancy and other specialised services to the aviation industry.