Bermuda Civil Aviation Signs AVISA Contract

The Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation (BDCA) has signed a contract with AVISA, the global air safety and maintenance experts, to provide airworthiness assessment and technical services. The contract, the third one between the two entities, will see AVISA supply airworthiness and technical services for the Bermudian-registered fleet of aircraft based in Europe, Russia and the Middle East.

The work covers aircraft certification, maintenance engineers’ licence validation, aircraft maintenance organisation (AMO) approvals, overseeing the management of continuing airworthiness of the fleet and the regulation of maintenance of the aircraft for air operators’ certificate holders.

Justin Goatcher, Managing Director of AVISA, said:

The Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation contract with AVISA again demonstrates Bermuda’s faith in our ability to provide for all of their airworthiness needs. We are delighted to have signed another contract with the BDCA which will continue to develop our business and AVISA’s standing across the globe as the standard bearer for all aviation safety and business improvement services.

Thomas Dunstan, Director of Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation, said:

AVISA are very reputable within the industry and really understand our business which is why we already have a couple of contracts in place. This third contract is for inspectors for those aircraft operate in the UK and regions. We have a number of independent inspectors all over the world and it is essential that the annual inspections to ensure our certificates of airworthiness are re-issued, are conducted by highly qualified and experienced people.It was a logical step that we should turn to AVISA to provide this inspection support when additional resources were required.

Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation is subject to safety oversight surveillance by the Air Safety Support International (ASSI), a subsidiary of the Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom which ensures compliance with international aviation safety standards.

The Bermuda Aircraft Registry came under scrutiny by the UK in May 2010, with resulted in Premier Dr Ewart Brown and Aviation Director Thomas Dunstan traveling to Russia and undertaking a number of meetings. The aircraft registry is a money-maker for the Bermudian Government. In 2003, the Bermuda Aircraft Registry earned $3.5 million dollars. Five years later, in 2008, the Registry brought in $10 million. In 2010/11, the Finance Minister projected that the Aircraft Registry would bring in $20 million.

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