Senior managers of the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority are in Kazakhstan this week as the island builds on efforts to broaden its aircraft registry.The BCAA group, led by Thomas Dunstan, the director general, are holding meetings with the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan, as well as airline and aircraft operators. The visit follows an agreement made last November between Bermuda and Kazakhstan, which allows operators and leasing companies to register their aircraft with the Bermuda Aircraft Registry. Mr Dunstan said: “This agreement is beneficial to both parties. For operators and lessors of aircraft in Kazakhstan, registering an aircraft in Bermuda reduces the cost of safety supervision and, consequently, the cost of operating aircraft.“Our registry is currently the largest offshore aircraft registry, and we are committed to continuing to offer a service that will allow us to continue to be a leader in the field. “We know that there are many other options available for offshore registration and we are happy to be working with AAK to offer Bermuda as the offshore registry of choice for Kazakhstan.”As part of the deal between the two countries, known as an International Civil Aviation Organisation article 83bis agreement, the BCAA delegation has been hosted at the AAK offices to provide a workshop on the BCAA Safety Oversight System and details of the agreement for their staff and operators.The meetings discussed issues of safety supervision, AAK activities, flight operations, airworthiness maintenance and maintenance of aircraft, procedures of the operator’s maintenance management, EASA SAFA inspections, and other important issues arising from the results of inspections and audits. Leaders of the AAK, as well as representatives from airlines, attended the meetings.