Foreign Registered Aircraft
Passenger Connectivity providers may, for commercial reasons, be required to demonstrate that states overflown by foreign registered aircraft follow the principle of mutual recognition contained within the Radio Regulations and the Chicago Convention and have no objection to the operation of these systems over their airspace.
Below is a sample text that regulators may use as a template to confirm that, provided that foreign registered aircraft hold the appropriate authorizations and certifications from the state of registry, no further authorisation is required:
“This letter confirms that [country] is party to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (the Chicago Convention). We are therefore bound by the provisions of the treaty, which states that the installation and operation of radio communications equipment on aircraft must be licensed in the country in which the aircraft is registered (the flag state). As a corollary, parties to the Convention (flag state) recognise others’ licences under the principle of mutual recognition.
The proposed operations onboard foreign-registered aircraft are licensed by the aircraft's registering nation and are consistent with applicable international, regional and national regulations. Considering this, we hereby grant clearance for the operation of radio equipment installed onboard foreign-registered aircraft while transiting our airspace. There are no additional authorisation requirements.”