Please note that by 01 January 2020 all aircraft operating in applicable controlled airspace within the U.S.A must be equipped with ADS-B Out. The FAA has stated that no extensions beyond that day will be granted.
For further information, please click on the link below to read a letter from the F.A.A.
As of 1st December our new U.K. office at Farnborough Airport opens for business. The office moved from central London to Farnborough to enable BCAA to provide more efficient support and access for customers who utilize the airport at Farnborough, which was the UK’s first airfield in aviation history and home to the country’s first powered flight in 1908.
A new Electronic Bulletin has been issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) concerning an outbreak of the plague in Madagascar.
Operators should take appropriate precautions if visiting the area.
The Electronic Bulletin is available to download at the following link:
Download: https://box.icao.int/link/8uFodfOddJVn6UO2KTpUr6
If the link above does not work, select and copy the link, then paste it on the address line of the internet browser.
Industry Insight recently unveiled the 2017 Aviation Aerospace & Defence Awards Winners, and Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority has been awarded the "Best Aviation Safety & Regulatory Organisation - Caribbean". We are honoured to have received this award and will continue to focus our efforts on client services and safety.
As part of our Dangerous Goods Awareness Campaign, the BCAA have published informative posters and leaflets to our website here.
Any local entity that accepts or processes potential Dangerous Goods that will be Transported by Air from Bermuda may copy this information to educate the general public.
In observance of the Labour Day public holiday, the BCAA will be closed on Monday 4 September 2017. Our offices will reopen on Tuesday, 5 September at 8:45 am.
In observance of the Emancipation Day and Somer’s Day public holidays, BCAA will be closed on Thursday, August 3 and Friday, August 4, 2017, respectively. Our offices will reopen on Monday, August 7 at 8:45 am.
With immediate effect, Temporary Restricted Areas TX(R) - 002 and TX(R) - 003 have been cancelled.
David Nicholas selected Bermuda to host his final scrutiny meeting as Manager of the North Atlantic Central Monitoring Agency [NAT CMA], a group that reviews Operational Safety Occurrences and reports them to the regulation body International Civil Aviation Organisation [ICAO].
The bi-annual scrutiny meeting is taking place from March 6th-10th at the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority [BCAA] offices in St George’s. The group consists of experts in flight operations, engineering, dispatch, human factors and air traffic control.
Read the full article here - http://www.royalgazette.com/news/article/20170306/bermuda-hosts-aviation-safety-meeting
Bermuda - Sailing to Success is a new commemorative book produced by the Government of Bermuda to showcase the island as we approach the 35th America's Cup. Chapter six covers Maritime and Aviation Services and features an article written by Thomas Dunstan, Director General of BCAA, on Aircraft Registry (Page 103).
Please note that we have transitioned to new email addresses. Effective February 1st, the @gov.bm email addresses will no longer be active. Kindly update your contacts with the new @bcaa.bm address.
All Operators of Foreign aircraft outside of the Overseas Territories weighing above 5700 KGS
OTAR 145.25 requires that Aircraft Maintenance Organizations (AMOs) establish a Safety Management System (SMS). In order to provide organisations sufficient time to establish an acceptable SMS, the BCAA has issued a Deviation from this requirement valid until 31st December 2017. After this date a Bermuda approved OTAR 145 organisation, Option 2, must have an acceptable SMS in place.
The Bermuda Advisory Circular (BAC) titled 'Acceptance of Electronic Maintenance Records' has been added. Click here to view the latest BAC.
