The government of Gibraltar has partnered with US company Aviation Registry Group, through local unit Gibraltar Aircraft Registry Limited, to launch a privately operated VP-G register in the territory. This follows the completion of a government oversight reform that saw the Department of Civil Aviation being replaced with a newly formed Gibraltar Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
The register is expected to launch after an audit by the UK Department of Transport, currently scheduled for early 2026. The formal launch is planned for the EBACE business aviation conference in Geneva in May 2026.
"We have already started marketing the Gibraltar Aircraft Register, and the response from aircraft owners has been very positive," said Jorge Colindres, CEO of Aircraft Registry Group.
Aviation Registry Group already operates registers in San Marino (T7-) and Aruba (P4-).
Other British Overseas Territories with their own internationally popular aircraft registers include Bermuda (VP-B and VQ-C, 145 jet and large turboprops registered, according to ch-aviation data) and the Cayman Islands (VP-C and VQ-C, 215 aircraft). Crown dependencies Guernsey (2-, 157 aircraft) and the Isle of Man (M-, 205 aircraft) also run their own registers.
The Falkland Islands/Malvinas (VP-F) and Turks and Caicos Islands (VQ-T) operate their own registers, but these are used exclusively by local operators such as British Antarctic Survey, Falkland Islands Government Air Service, Caicos Express Airways, and interCaribbean Airways.
