Safety
Ground Handling Standard Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Since its launch in 2014, more than 300 companies have participated in the voluntary safety program
IS-BAH program director Terry Yeomans
IS-BAH program director Terry Yeomans has seen the safety standard grow to include more than 300 FBOs and ground handlers worldwide since its inception in 2014. © IBAC

The International Business Aviation Council’s (IBAC) International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) program is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The audit-based program of industry best practices was initially developed in collaboration with NATA in 2014 and follows IBAC’s International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations principles, offering a professional code of practice and a safety management system (SMS) as the foundation.

IS-BAH was the ground handling industry’s first standard to incorporate the SMS concept. Additionally, it enables FBOs and other ground handlers to quickly adapt to any current and future safety requirements that regulators may enact.