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[[File:BellCH135135TwinHuey.JPG|thumb|upright=1.14|A [[Canadian Forces]] [[CH-135 Twin Huey]] from [[CFB Goose Bay|Base Rescue Goose Bay]] delivered by a ferry crew to [[CFB Winnipeg]] for [[Aircraft maintenance|Depot Level Inspection and Repair]] at [[Bristol Aerospace]] in 1988.]]
[[File:BellCH135135TwinHuey.JPG|thumb|upright=1.14|A [[Canadian Forces]] [[CH-135 Twin Huey]] from [[CFB Goose Bay|Base Rescue Goose Bay]] delivered by a ferry crew to [[CFB Winnipeg]] for [[Aircraft maintenance|Depot Level Inspection and Repair]] at [[Bristol Aerospace]] in 1988.]]


'''Ferry flying''' refers to delivery flights for the purpose of returning an aircraft to base, delivering a new aircraft from its place of manufacture to its customer, moving an aircraft from one base of operations to another or moving an aircraft to or from a maintenance facility for [[Maintenance, repair, and operations|repairs, overhaul or other work]].<ref name="Crane">Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 210. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. {{ISBN|1-56027-287-2}}</ref>
'''Ferry flying''' or a '''positioning flight''' is the flying of aircraft for the purpose of returning the aircraft to base, delivering it to a customer, moving it from one base of operations to another, or moving it to or from a maintenance facility that includes [[maintenance, repair, and operations]].<ref name="Crane">{{cite dictionary|title=Ferry flying|last=Crane|first=Dale|dictionary=Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms|edition=third|page=210|publisher=Aviation Supplies & Academics|date=1997|isbn=1-56027-287-2}}</ref>


An aircraft may need to be moved without passengers from one airport to another at the end of that day's operations in order to satisfy the next day's timetable – these are known as '''positioning flights''', although strictly speaking these are still a type of ferry flight.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}} Positioning flights may also be necessary following a major weather event or other similar disruption which causes multiple cancellations across an airline's network resulting in many aircraft and crew being 'out of position' for normal operations; the [[2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull]] or the mass evacuation of US airspace following the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks]] being significant examples of this. Some airlines permit fare-paying passengers to travel on positioning flights.
A commercial airliner may need to be moved from one airport to another to satisfy the next day's timetable or facilitate routine maintenance. This is commonly known as a '''positioning flight''' or '''repositioning flight''', and may carry revenue freight or passengers as local aviation regulations and airline policies allow.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://aerocorner.com/blog/ferry-flights-and-positioning-flights/ |title=What Are Ferry Flights and Positioning Flights |last=Claiborne |first=Matt |website=aerocorner.com |date=20 July 2020 |access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref> Such flights may be necessary following a major weather event or other similar disruption which causes multiple cancellations across an airline's network resulting in many aircraft and crew being out of position for normal operations; the [[2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull]] or the mass evacuation of US airspace following the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks]] being significant examples of this.


==Ferry permit==
==Ferry permit==
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==Ferry pilots==
==Ferry pilots==
One famous ferry pilot was [[Louise Sacchi]], who flew single- and multi-engine planes 340 times across both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, breaking several records in the process.<ref name=ocean>{{cite web|url=http://www.ninety-nines.org/sachi.html|title=Highlights of Louise Sacchi's Aviation History|publisher=[[The Ninety Nines]]|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514105856/http://www.ninety-nines.org/sachi.html|archivedate=2008-05-14|df=}}</ref>
[[Louise Sacchi]] flew single- and multi-engine planes 340 times across both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, breaking several records in the process.<ref name=ocean>{{cite web|url=http://www.ninety-nines.org/sachi.html|title=Highlights of Louise Sacchi's Aviation History|publisher=[[The Ninety Nines]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514105856/http://www.ninety-nines.org/sachi.html|archivedate=2008-05-14}}</ref>


;Other ferry pilots<!--Please add only pilots with existing articles on Wikipedia and add them in alphabetical order by last name -->
Other notable ferry pilots include:<!-- Please add only pilots with existing articles on Wikipedia and add them in alphabetical order by last name. -->
*[[Helen Marcelle Harrison Bristol]]
* [[Helen Marcelle Harrison Bristol]]
*[[Lettice Curtis]]
* [[Lettice Curtis]]
*[[Maureen Dunlop de Popp]]
* [[Maureen Dunlop de Popp]]
* [[Mary Ellis (pilot)|Mary Ellis]], WWII pilot in the United Kingdom
*[[Luis Fontés]]
*[[Joan Hughes]]
* [[Luis Fontés]]
*[[Amy Johnson]]
* [[Joan Hughes]]
*[[Jim Mollison]] (Amy Johnson's husband)
* [[Amy Johnson]]
* [[Jim Mollison]] (Amy Johnson's husband)
*[[Robert Neale (pilot)|Robert Neale]]
* [[Robert Neale (pilot)|Robert Neale]]
*[[Robert Olds]]
* [[Robert Olds]]
*[[Jadwiga Piłsudska]]
* [[Jarvis Offutt]]
*[[C. W. A. Scott]]
* [[Jadwiga Piłsudska]]
*[[Diana Barnato Walker]]
* [[C. W. A. Scott]]
* [[Diana Barnato Walker]]
* [[Margrit Waltz]]


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Air Transport Auxiliary]]
* [[Air Transport Auxiliary]], UK civil aviation organization that ferried military aircraft during World War II (WWII)
* [[Air Transport Command]], US Army Air Forces (USAAF) command charged with ferrying aircraft during WWII
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*[[RAF Ferry Command]]
* [[Dead mileage]], a similar concept in ground transportation
*[[Women Airforce Service Pilots]]
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* [[Ferry range]]
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*[[United Kingdom aircraft test serials]]
* [[RAF Ferry Command]], UK military command charged with ferrying US aircraft to the UK during WWII
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* [[United Kingdom aircraft test serials]]
* [[Women Airforce Service Pilots]], US civil aviation organization that trained women pilots to ferry USAAF aircraft during WWII


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== Further reading ==
==Further reading==
* {{cite news |url= https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-04-05/long-trip-tbm-910 |title= A Long Trip in a TBM 910 |work= AIN |author= Matt Thurber |date= April 5, 2018}}
* {{cite news |url= https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-04-05/long-trip-tbm-910 |title= A Long Trip in a TBM 910 |work= AIN |first= Matt |last= Thurber |date= April 5, 2018}}
* {{cite news |url= https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/ferry-flights-jet-test-transport |title= This global airline has no passengers, no cargo and flies just one way |work=[[CNN]] |first= Howard |last= Slutsken |date= December 1, 2020}}
* {{cite news |url= https://www.key.aero/article/ferrying-airliners-around-world-inside-story |title= FERRYING AIRLINERS AROUND THE WORLD - THE INSIDE STORY |work= [[Airliner World]] |first= Chris |last= Smith |date= 15 February 2023}}


[[Category:Aircraft operations]]
[[Category:Aircraft operations]]
[[Category:Aviation by mission]]
[[Category:Aircraft ferrying]]

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A Canadian Forces CH-135 Twin Huey from Base Rescue Goose Bay delivered by a ferry crew to CFB Winnipeg for Depot Level Inspection and Repair at Bristol Aerospace in 1988.

Ferry flying or a positioning flight is the flying of aircraft for the purpose of returning the aircraft to base, delivering it to a customer, moving it from one base of operations to another, or moving it to or from a maintenance facility that includes maintenance, repair, and operations.[1]

A commercial airliner may need to be moved from one airport to another to satisfy the next day's timetable or facilitate routine maintenance. This is commonly known as a positioning flight or repositioning flight, and may carry revenue freight or passengers as local aviation regulations and airline policies allow.[2] Such flights may be necessary following a major weather event or other similar disruption which causes multiple cancellations across an airline's network resulting in many aircraft and crew being out of position for normal operations; the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull or the mass evacuation of US airspace following the 9/11 attacks being significant examples of this.

Ferry permit

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A ferry permit is a written authorization issued by a National Airworthiness Authority to move a non-airworthy civil aircraft from its present location to a maintenance facility to be inspected, repaired and returned to an airworthy state.[1]

Ferry pilots

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Louise Sacchi flew single- and multi-engine planes 340 times across both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, breaking several records in the process.[3]

Other notable ferry pilots include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Crane, Dale (1997). "Ferry flying". Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms (third ed.). Aviation Supplies & Academics. p. 210. ISBN 1-56027-287-2.
  2. ^ Claiborne, Matt (20 July 2020). "What Are Ferry Flights and Positioning Flights". aerocorner.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Highlights of Louise Sacchi's Aviation History". The Ninety Nines. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14.

Further reading

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