Press Release

Issued by The Air Charter Association.

November 16, 2015

Members of the Council of the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) will be attending NBAA to support membership attendees and work with ARGUS International (Booth C8029) in promoting the BACA endorsed ARGUS Certified Charter Broker programme. Charter brokers gaining ARGUS certification qualify for free and automatic membership of BACA for the first year.

BACA is keen to accept US members because of the close relationship between USA and EU and the amount of flights that take place between the continents. Additionally, BACA can offer valuable assistance in exchanging and sharing information on companies operating in the regions. BACA continues to work with agencies and associations on both sides of the Atlantic, and beyond, in providing valuable input to important industry issues, and in working toward solutions in matters of concern. This has allowed BACA to forge closer bonds with EASA and the FAA, benefiting both our members and the governing agencies. 

Working together with counterparts on the other side of the Atlantic, BACA has launched a number of initiatives to ensure that grey charter activity is kept to a minimum. As a result BACA has started to see a rise in US membership and, with the support of ARGUS, the association is certain that the number of American members will increase over the coming months.

BACA chairman Tony Coe advises "We have been working closely with ARGUS during the last year to launch the Broker Certification programme. I am happy to be working with such a leading organisation and am most impressed by the new programme. With the inclusion of BACA membership I look forward to welcoming many US based charter brokers, international aircraft operators, and industry professionals to our association. Being based at the ARGUS International booth at NBAA, I hope to be able to meet many new and current BACA members in person."