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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''' is the flying of aircraft for the purpose of returning to base, delivery to customer when new, moving from one base of operations to another or moving 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 also known as positioning flights. They 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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[[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>
[[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 include:<!--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
* [[Mary Ellis (pilot)|Mary Ellis]], WWII pilot in the United Kingdom
*[[Luis Fontés]]
* [[Luis Fontés]]
*[[Joan Hughes]]
* [[Joan Hughes]]
*[[Amy Johnson]]
* [[Amy Johnson]]
*[[Jim Mollison]] (Amy Johnson's husband)
* [[Jim Mollison]] (Amy Johnson's husband)
*[[Robert Neale (pilot)|Robert Neale]]
* [[Robert Neale (pilot)|Robert Neale]]
*[[Robert Olds]]
* [[Robert Olds]]
*[[Jarvis Offutt]]
* [[Jarvis Offutt]]
*[[Jadwiga Piłsudska]]
* [[Jadwiga Piłsudska]]
*[[C. W. A. Scott]]
* [[C. W. A. Scott]]
*[[Diana Barnato Walker]]
* [[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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