A foreign air transport air operators certificate (FATAOC) may authorise the operation of a foreign registered aircraft on flights into or out of Australian territory that are not regulated domestic flights.
To apply for an initial FATAOC, you need to complete the steps below.
Download and complete the following 2 forms:
Send both completed forms to the email address on the forms. You must include:
We will estimate the costs to assess your application and provide a quote. You must pay the fee before we will start assessing your application.
We won't start the assessment until we have received all correct and accurate documentation. We may need access to other volumes of your company’s operations manual suite during the assessment. We will request any additional documents as required.
Allow approximately 130 working days for processing from when we receive your application.
We will issue a FATAOC following a satisfactory assessment.
You can apply for a variation to your FATAOC at any time.
To apply for a variation to your FATAOC:
