Press Release

Issued by International Business Aviation Council.

May 24, 2016

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), the global voice of business aviation since 1981, announced today a number of options in the pricing of the International Standards for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) programme.

Individual FBOs and business aviation handling agents (BAHAs) that are members of an IBAC member association can benefit from a bundled purchase of the IS-BAH manual, a workshop participation, and registration. The process of implementation, audit, and registration must be done within a year but almost all facilities finish in less time.

For larger FBO chains, IBAC can offer bulk pricing for purchases of multiple manuals, workshop participations, and registrations.

“The introduction of pricing options allows both the single-facility FBO and those with multiple locations to better budget their investment toward safety initiatives in implementing the global code of best safety practice,” says Terry Yeomans.

The IS-BAH is a global code of best practices for the FBO and BAHA community, created for the industry by the industry. It incorporates the safety management system (SMS) concept in all aspects of FBO/BAHA operations and is complementary with the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) used by their operator clients. Launched in 2014, in partnership with the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), the IS-BAH welcomed 14 registered operators on four continents by the end of 2015, and IBAC expects that number to rise to 25 by the end of 2016.

Contact Terry Yeomans, director, IS-BAH programme, for further details: tyeomans@ibac.org.

EBACE participants are invited to visit the IBAC stand (no. B031) to learn more about IS-BAH and how it can help further develop safety, efficiency, and quality for your organization.