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The Department of Aviation was created in the Ministry of Tourism’s organizational structure to provide oversight to all the government entities involved in the aviation sector, to adjudicate and resolve issues that develop between these entities, to provide a depository for all matters relating to the aviation sector and, most importantly, to provide the necessary focus to the government’s goals in this critically important sector.
Our Organization

The Hon. I. Chester Cooper
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation

Dr. Kenneth Romer
Acting Director of Aviation
Deputy Director General
Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation
Additional Team Members
Executive Team
Milo Butler III
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Bridgette Outten
LEGAL AFFAIRS
Candida Ferguson
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Laurell Burrows
DIRECTOR OF BRANDING & SPECIAL PROJECTS
Technical and Support Team
Dudley Pratt
DeMarco Smith
Carl Fowler
Elkera Cooper
Pheron Moss
The Department of Aviation (DOA) was created to provide oversight to all government entities involved in the aviation sector, to adjudicate and resolve issues that develop between these entities, to provide a depository for all matters relating to the aviation sector, and to provide the necessary focus to the government’s goals in aviation.
The DOA is a part of the Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation.
The following stakeholders fall under the Aviation umbrella:
- Air Accident Investigation Department (AAID)
- Air Transpor Advisory Board (ATAB)
- Airport Authority (AA)
- Bahamas Air Navigation Services Department (BANSD)
- Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA)
- Bahamasair
- Civil Aviation Policy Department (CAPD)
- Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD)
- Nassau Flight Services (NFS)