Canadian business aviation support group Acass (Booth U131) is preparing to add a Bombardier Global 5000 and a Global XRS to its San Marino-registered commercial fleet. The move comes a year after the San Marino registry (Booth U097) granted the Montreal-based group its first-ever commercial air operator certificate (AOC).

The total number of aircraft registered in San Marino continues to grow and in response to this the country’s civil aviation authority is expanding its team of airworthiness, flight operations and safety inspectors. San Marino also gives aircraft owners the option of registering an aircraft there while continuing to operate under the AOC of another country, via an ICAO Article 83bis.