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The Nomadic Aviation Group is a global aircraft ferry, flight test, and crew leasing company based in Delaware, United States.[1] The group specializes in delivering and transporting transport category aircraft around the world for airline and aircraft lessor customers. Missions include delivering aircraft for conversion from passenger configurations to freighters; repossessing and repatriating aircraft on behalf of lessors; and testing aircraft before they are entered into regular commercial service.[2][3][4] The company also offers ACMI leasing, air operator certificate resources, airworthiness resources, and more.[5][6][7]
The company flies on behalf of a large collection of airlines, lessors, and operators. It provided consulting and support to aircraft lessors whose planes were stuck in Russia after the country's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 left Russia vulnerable to sanctions.[8]
In 2023, the company was enlisted to ferry Mexico's controversial Presidential Jet, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, to its new owner in Tajikistan.[3][7] That same year, the company flew a Condor Boeing 767 to China for conversion to a freighter aircraft.[9] In 2024, the company flew the last Boeing 747s belonging to Air India to new owners or to retirement in Roswell, New Mexico.[10][11]
A YouTube channel called Speedtape Films is dedicated to detailing the lives of Nomadic's pilots as they ferry aircraft around the world. The films are produced by Nomadic's Managing Director. Another Nomadic pilot manages a TikTok account detailing day-to-day operations.[3][4][12]
History
editInitial Operations
editThe company's core group of pilots began ferrying aircraft together in 1999 before founding any major company.[3][13]
Jet Test International
editNomadic Aviation's predecessor, Jet Test International, began operations as early as 2006.[13] Under a Bermudian Air Operators Certificate, the original airline served much the same purpose as Nomadic eventually would: ferrying planes and performing test flights after maintenance and modification.[14]
After a three-month pause due to international covid-19 travel restrictions, Jet Test International flew often during the covid-19 pandemic to return planes to lessors after aviation industries were largely shut down around the world and airlines needed to store idle aircraft.[14]
Founding of Nomadic Aviation
editJet Test International became Nomadic Aviation Group in 2021. Nomadic is an entirely new company.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ Giordano, Steve (February 8, 2022). "Opinion: Automating Away Basic Airmanship". AirlineGeeks.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Foster, Justin (2024-01-18). "Nomadic OMD Ferries Ex-LATAM Boeing 767 To China". Simple Flying. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b c d McDermott, John (February 19, 2024). "The Large Air Carrier That Few Know Exists". AirlineGeeks.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Kurutz, Steven (2023-10-28). "TikTok's Finest Lobsterman". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ a b "Nomadic Aviation Group takes off". www.key.aero. 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ a b "The Nomadic Aviation Group Takes to the Skies". EIN News. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ a b c "Nomadic Aviation Group To Deliver The Boeing 787-8 Previously Owned By The Mexican Government". Simple Flying. 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ Rains, Taylor. "Aircraft lessors could lose hundreds of planes stranded in Russia". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "Retro Condor Boeing 767-300 to undergo freighter conversion - AeroTime". 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "Air India's Boeing 747-400 departs, first aircraft departs". The Times of India. 2024-04-22. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Ajay (2024-04-22). "First of four (ex Air India) Boeing 747-400 aircraft departs India". Live from a Lounge. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Steven Giordano". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ a b Georgilidakis, Spyros (2020-12-06). "Jet Test And Transport: A Very Unusual Airline". Mentour Pilot. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ a b Slutsken, Howard (2020-12-01). "This global airline has no passengers, no cargo and flies just one way". CNN. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
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