Change, transfer or cancel aircraft registration

How to apply for aircraft registration changes

1. Transfer a registration

   After the transfer of the ownership of an aircraft, the registration holder or seller must notify us within 14 days after the transfer.

   The new owner or buyer must apply to become the registration holder within 28 days after the transfer of ownership. We will suspend the aircraft registration if you fail to notify us in the required time.

   You can transfer an aircraft registration through myCASA. The following steps provide a process for:

   • former owners
   • new owners
   • operators.

   The process allows for hybrid transactions such as an organisation transferring to an individual.

2. Application process: former owner

   The former owner must notify of a transfer of registration within 14 days.

   1. Log into myCASA using your personal login details.
   2. Select 'manage aircraft' from the menu.

   If you are representing an organisation (including your own) and you have not previously registered, you will need to become an authorised representative. Follow our steps for becoming an authorised representative.

   1. Select 'Manage' and complete the online form authorising the transfer of the registration.
   2. The responsibility of the former owner is complete once lodged.
   3. We will notify the new owner who will then complete the transfer of registration.

   If you’re having trouble transferring aircraft ownership using myCASA, you can contact us directly. We can then guide you through the process.

   Log into myCASA

3. Application process: new owner

   Once the former owner lodges their form, the new owner must then lodge theirs.

   The new owner must apply for the transfer of registration within 28 days.

   1. The new owner will receive an email notifying them of a transfer.
   2. Login to myCASA using your personal login details.
   3. If you are transferring the aircraft to your name, you can select the prompt to review the aircraft transfer details.
   4. If you are transferring the aircraft to your company, you can select the tile showing your company name. If the company name is not available, you will need to become an authorised representative to be able to continue. Follow our steps for becoming an authorised representative.
   5. Complete the online form authorising the transfer of the registration.
   6. If you are nominating an operator who is not the owner, they will receive an email. We will send this email to the nominated operator’s provided details.

   The operator must be an eligible person as defined in CASR 47.010.

   If you don't receive an email

   If the new owner doesn’t receive an email notifying them of a transfer you can complete and submit form 27 part 2 New aircraft owner to become registration holder in myCASA.

   Log into myCASA

4. Authorised representative

   To become an authorised representative, log into myCASA using your personal aviation reference number (ARN).

   1. Select 'Organisations and Businesses'.
   2. Select 'I want to link to an existing organisation ARN'.
   3. Provide the organisation ARN that you are representing/
   4. Enter the security code. You can find the code in the email sent to the address recorded in your company’s myCASA’s profile.
   5. Enter the code. You are now an authorised representative.

   This authorised representative can:

   • transact on behalf of the company
   • Remove redundant authorised representatives as long as at least one representative remains.

5. Confirm aircraft details

   If you or your organisation has registered aircraft, you can now confirm the registration details in myCASA.

   Confirming your organisation’s aircraft registration details in myCASA will make sure that your details are up to date. You’ll also have visibility of your aircraft data at any time.

   To do this you’ll need:

   • an ARN and a myCASA account
   • to be an authorised representative, company director or CEO if confirming on behalf of an organisation

   If your details are incorrect, you can contact us through our aircraft registration enquiries form.

6. Cancel your registration

   To cancel your aircraft registration, the registration holder must complete form 26 cancellation of an aircraft registration in myCASA.

7. Change aircraft details

   You must notify us of a change in aircraft details by completing form 30 change of aircraft details in myCASA.