The International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) program was launched in 2002 by The International Business Aircraft Council (IBAC) and its member organizations, including NBAA, to introduce standardized operating procedures and requirements to business aircraft operators.  IS-BAO provides a comprehensive, internationally recognized base line standard of best practices for organizing, staffing and conducting business flying operations. Find out more at  www.ibac.org/isbao.php 

Flight departments or operators that choose to adopt IS-BAO have the option of having the company registered with IBAC as IS-BAO compliant subject to completion of an audit by an accredited third party IS-BAO auditor.  Registration is voluntary, but it provides many benefits including confirming compliance with the international standard to company management, insurance companies and regulators. An IBAC Certificate of Registration is then provided.

At the core of IS-BAO is a scalable Safety Management System (SMS) model that can be used by all types of operators, from single-aircraft/single-pilot operations all the way up to large multi-aircraft flight departments.  The bottom line is that IS-BAO is a great way, and many have concluded, the best way to implement an SMS.  Getting started is easy:  Just contact us at Advanced Aircrew Academy Or see Contact Us, above) or our IS-BAO accredited auditor John Frazier directly at jfrazier@aircrewacademy.com