The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) has decided to cancel airworthiness certificates for Russian aircraft.
“International sanctions against the aviation sector have had a significant impact on the ability to maintain safety oversight of Russian aircraft from the Bermuda Air Registry. The airworthiness system has been limited to the point that the BCAA cannot confidently approve these aircraft as airworthy,” it said in a statement. statement.
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Therefore, the BCAA decided to suspend the airworthiness certificates of all Russian aircraft registered in Bermuda.
The decision comes into force from midnight March 13 GMT.
Non-compliance with airworthiness requirements means that the vessel is not safe to fly and should not be on the ground.
Under the terms of the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, airworthiness maintenance is the responsibility of the ship’s country of registry. In Russia, relevant agreements have been signed with Bermuda and Ireland.
Newspaper businessman citing data from a consulting company, IBA writes that 745 Russian aircraft out of about 1,400 had Bermuda registration, but it is impossible to say the exact number, because after the imposition of sanctions, Russia began to transfer aircraft to its register.
Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory that introduced tough sanctions against Russia for its attack on Ukraine, including against the aviation industry.
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