BermudAir Gets AOC, Readies for Takeoff

The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority has granted an air operator’s certificate (AOC) to BermudAir, a new airline based on the British Overseas Island Territory that plans to start operating flights to the U.S. within weeks.

On its website, BermudAir describes itself as “a new, boutique airline providing short, all-business class flights between Bermuda and the east coast U.S.” The airline will be the first locally established airline to be launched in Bermuda’s history.

With the AOC in hand, BermudAir says its next step is gaining approval from the U.S. Transportation Department to operate flights between the U.S. east coast and Bermuda. “The airline plans to provide frequent, year-round flights that will support Bermuda’s position as an international business hub and tourism destination,” BermudAir says in a statement. “Service is planned to begin later this summer, subject to the pending U.S. regulatory approval.”

In June, lessor Azorra said it had signed lease agreements with BermudAir for two Embraer E175 aircraft.