Aviation Finance Hub

Companies must submit incorporation documents, shareholder and director information, and a business activity description. The process is handled through the AIFC Registrar, with KYC/AML checks applied.

Typically 3–7 business days, subject to completeness of documentation and internal approvals.

Autorization(licensing) takes 6-12 months.

The AIFC Aviaiton Finance Hub provides:

– support in aircraft financing and leasing transactions

– support in sustainable aviation initiatives including SAF projects and CORSIA

– consultancy on aviaiton related projects

– help in aviation finance training arrangements

– Aviation leasing companies

– SPVs (for asset holding/financing)

– Airline companies

Yes. AIFC allows efficient establishment of SPVs commonly used in aircraft leasing and structured finance.

Yes, as per allowed AIFC perimiter. Guideline can be found via official site.

AIFC operates under English common law, with an independent court and arbitration centre.

Comprehensive Tax Exemptions for authorized companies

0%CIT, VAT, WHT on dividends/CGT, PIT and 0% dividends/CGT/interests on securities listed on AIX.

0% WHT, 0% Dividends paid on shares or participation interests of an AIFC participant company,0% Capital gains from sale of shares or participation interests of an AIFC participant company.

Yes. AIFC entities can freely operate in any currency, including USD. Please see AFSA PERIMETER GUIDANCE (chapter 4. Currency regulation).

Yes, leasing companies require Providing Credit Licence or Providing Islamic Financing License

The Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) regulates financial services and licensing within AIFC.

Kazakhstan is a signatory to the Cape Town Convention and the Aircraft Protocol, providing a globally recognized standard for asset-backed financing.

Clear legal mechanisms are in place for the Irrevocable De-Registration and Export Request Authorization (IDERA), granting lessors control over the asset in default.

AIFC structures are aligned with international best practices, supporting creditor protection and asset security.

While aircraft registration is handled at the national level, AIFC can support from the aircraft leasing structuring

Establishing a platform in the AIFC provides aviation leasing companies with a competitive advantage, serving as a gateway to the rapidly expanding aviation markets across Kazakhstan, Central Asia, and the Caucasus

AIFC provides:

– English law-based structuring

– Fiscal advantages

– Asset protection

– Access to different aircraft financing options

Yes. The AIFC Aviation Finance Hub can support aviation projects by providing consultancy and matchmaking between investors and project owners, as well as helping to identify available debt and equity financing options

AIFC provides access to CORSIA-eligible carbon credits via carbon platform, connecting airlines with verified carbon offset providers and facilitating transactions.

The AIFC can support Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) projects through the AIFC Green Finance Center, which provides SAF-focused structuring and advisory services, as well as proposing green instrument options for project financing

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