[1] On 22 September 2017, Waves received its air operator certificate (AOC) from 2-REG, the civil aviation authority of Guernsey.

[4] Waves made its first flight into Alderney on 14 November, and promised commercial service from the island, beginning later in 2017.

[5] Flights to the UK are planned to start in 2018, as well as services to regional French airports.

[citation needed] Due a lawsuit by competitor Blue Islands against the States of Guernsey's Transport Licensing Authority (TLA), Waves was forced in January 2018 to temporarily change its business model, to have customers hire the entire aircraft, instead of booking individual seats.

[6][7] In March 2018, the TLA issued Waves with route licences for Jersey and Alderney, allowing it to sell individual seats once again.