A Word From the Director General
Kurt Edwards
As they say in France, early September is la rentrée, a kind-of fifth season during which we return from summer vacations to work and school. ICAO blasted into la rentrée with the 14th Air Navigation Conference from the last week of August into September. The ANConf will be immediately followed by the AAM Symposium and Non-CO2 Aviation Emissions Symposium. IBAC will actively represent business aviation at each of these, and we’re grateful to have participation on our delegations from Member Associations and Industry Partners.
We are looking forward to the POC Meeting in Montreal 19-20 September. While we will focus on reviewing and re-launching the Strategic Direction of IBAC, we will also arrange for the Member Association participants to meet with their respective representatives to the ICAO Council or Air Navigation Commissioners.
Overlaying all this, the IBAC team is preparing for NBAA BACE in October at which we will hold the IS-BAO Standards Board meeting, the Governing Board meeting, our traditional event to recognize IS-BAH and IS-BAO participants, and the second Industry Advisory Forum. We look forward to seeing many of you over the next couple of months.
SUSTAINABILITY
Capt. Claude Hurley, Director, Environment & Flight Operations
- In September, on 16-18, a large IBAC delegation will again represent business aviation, this time at ICAO’s Symposium on Non-CO₂ Aviation Emissions. Claude Hurley will moderate a panel called “Setting the Scene by the Industry” with panelists joining him on stage from ACI, CANSO, IATA, & ICCAIA.
- IBAC and CTX renewed their partnership to provide a new transparent and efficient platform for business aviation companies to voluntarily purchase carbon credits to offset CO2 emissions without becoming a member of the exchange. While signing up for full CTX membership remains the preferred option for those anticipating a larger number of trades, the new B-to-B ‘retail’ platform provides a much quicker, easier path for smaller purchases, with CTX providing a pre-selected registry of high-quality offsets, starting at 100 tonnes. The new platform is hosted at www.offsetflights.com and more information can be found in the press release at IBAC-CTX Press Release.
ICAO
Capt. Claude Hurley
- As summer comes to a close, ICAO welcomes the world to its 14th Air Navigation Conference 26 August – 6 September. IBAC is representing business aviation and coordinating with other industry associations in this key technical meeting ahead of next year’s ICAO triennial Assembly. The meeting is being held in hybrid mode, with over 800 delegates from States and Industry participating in-person, and the proceedings also livestreamed and later available virtually at ICAO TV.
Pictured. The IBAC Delegation at the Air Navigation Conference, from left to right: Rich Doyon (Bombardier), Claude Hurley (IBAC), Mike Lemay (Bombardier), Doug Carr (NBAA) – missing from photo are Miguel Garcia Claro (Bombardier), Scott Goobie (Bombardier), and Andreas Meyer (IBAC).
- IBAC will again be out in force at ICAO from the 9th to the 12th of September, as ICAO hosts its first ever Advanced Air Mobility Symposium. Stéphane de Wolf (IBAC) will speak on a panel on “Holistic & Integrated Risk Management” while Claude Hurley (IBAC) will moderate a panel titled “Let’s Make Some Room for AAM Integration” with panelists from the European Commission, the FAA, ICCAIA, the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau and from Vertical Association International. Note as well that Christopher J. Rocheleau (NBAA) will speak on the “The World of AAM Services & Economics” panel, while Peter Bunce (GAMA) is a speaker for the panel called “Technological Change – Transformation or Adaptation?”
Industry Partner Programme
Leo Knaapen, Head, Industry Partner Programme
The second Industry Advisory Forum (IAF) meeting will be conducted Thursday, 24 October 2024 in Las Vegas – following the conclusion of NBAA-BACE. This event will be by invitation with one place reserved for each Industry Partner and will include our Member Association representatives. A preliminary agenda for IAF/02 will be shared shortly, however, in the meantime note the time will be 15h00 – 17h30 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, West Hall, room #W221
Kindly join us in welcoming Stefan Weiler as the new IPP representative for UAS International Trip Support. Stefan is eager to contribute to our common cause for Business Aviation. He succeeds Ilahm Chehlaoui who has departed UAS to pursue other career interests.
In case you missed it last month, join us in welcoming Rod Barnard of Kal Aviation to IPP, our first member from Western Canada (Vernon, B.C.).
The IPP team currently totals 18 members – six from each of our three membership levels – Partner; Associate Partner; and Operator Affiliate. Many thanks to all and we look forward to seeing you at NBAA-BACE next month!
IS-BAO
Andrew Karas, IS-BAO Programme Director
- Upcoming IS-BAO workshops and webinars in September include:
Business Aviation Security Fundamentals workshop 10-11 September. Operators and ground handlers are welcome to join this workshop. Register HERE
FAA Part 5 SMS Differences training is available 24-25 September. Register HERE
IS-BAO Progressive Stage 3 Webinar - 25 September, “Caring for our teams, how mental health is vital protection in Business Aviation”. Join Peter Whitten, from OdiliaClark “Talk to a Peer” support services, Colin Russel, Safety Director for Flexjet Europe, Winthir Brunnbauer, BMW flight operations, and Dr. Matthias Groppe, Lufthansa & VistaJet for this intriguing mental health discussion. Register for this FREE webinar HERE
- ICAO AAM Symposium – IS-BAO Safety and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Stephane De Wolf is participating in a panel discussion at ICAO, 9-12 September at the first Advanced Air Mobility Symposium. FIRST ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY SYMPOSIUM (AAM 2024) (icao.int)
- LABACE 2024 – Daniel Devraignes attended LABACE 6-8 August. Thank you ABAG for the hospitality and for organizing another outstanding industry event.
- IS-BAO Annual Standards Board Meeting – Scheduled for 21 October in Las Vegas, West Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center prior to NBAA-BACE.
IS-BAH
Terry Yeomans, Programme Director
- The inaugural business aviation security fundamentals workshop is scheduled for 10 & 11 September for ground handlers and aircraft operators. Space is limited, register HERE.
- Extra IS-BAH workshop dates have been added for September 16th and 17th- Fundamentals and 18th and 19th for Auditing and they are now open for bookings HERE.
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