An Agreement has been signed by IBAC and members of the Helicopter Industry Associations from the US (HAI), Europe (EHA) and Great Britain (BHA) to develop a Helicopter Edition of the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO). A Work Group is to be named to develop the proposed new IS-BAO (HE) and work is expected to start shortly. See press release.

At the invitation of the President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) IBAC completed a comprehensive briefing of the challenges and issues faced by the business aviation community. Download the presentation.

The first of a series of Business Aviation Safety Seminars Asia (BASS-Asia) will take place in Singapore on 9,10 &11 November. On Wednesday 10 November a high level session will explore the business aviation safety record and priorities for addressing safety . Also included will be sessions on SMS and discussion of new regulatory oversight provisions. The Seminar will also feature presentations on safety tools; on Tuesday 9 November, workshops will be presented including the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO). See detail at:
http://flightsafety.org/aviation-safety-seminars/business-aviation-safety-seminar-asia-2010.