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Ian Sheppard

The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA, Booth C29) has added two new airworthiness inspectors in the European region after it experienced a “significant increase in registered aircraft, growing the Bermuda Aircraft Registry by 9 percent over the past year.” Meanwhile BCAA, which aims to have offices and inspectors “strategically located around the world,” is relocating its UK office to TAG Farnborough Airport.

 


Acknowledging the move to Farnborough and welcoming his new inspectors, Stuart Algar and Michael Swann, BCAA director general Thomas Dunstan commented, “Farnborough Airport provides the opportunity to grow in the European market and also allows for excellent response times to clients in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The airport terminal provides the added benefit of short notice aircraft inspections and certificates of airworthiness issued during a turnaround or layover.”

 


“The shift from a government-run department to an authority has provided a host of benefits to the registry, including becoming more business and customer-focused,” BCAA said.

 


Dunstan added, “Bermuda has always been an attractive option but we are always looking at ways to enhance the customer experience by continuously making improvements to be more flexible and responsive. We put a huge emphasis on putting the customer at the center of everything we do.”

 


The Bermuda Registry has registered close to 2,000 aircraft since it was created in 1931, making it the world’s largest offshore aircraft registry and the 10th largest in the world overall.

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