Press Release

Issued by Global FBO Consult.

January 25, 2017

Global FBO Consult has received I3SA recognition as an International Standards Support Services Affiliate to the IS-BAH program and is now offering its support services worldwide. A dedicated team for Africa and the Middle East has been formed .

IBAC launched IS-BAH, the International Standard Business Aviation Handling in May 2014 at EBACE.

The National Air Transportation Association's (NATA) successful Safety 1st Ground Audit program was incorporated into the new standard, setting a new and higher standard for safety management systems and best practices throughout the business aviation ground support industry.

The standard was developed at the urging of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA). Day-to-day operation of the standard and audit processes is managed by IBAC. Terry Yeomans is director of the IS-BAH program.

Based in Dublin, Ireland, Global FBO Consult offers a range of support services for FBO, BAHA and airports. With a background of 30 plus years in the aviation industry and over 10 years in the business aviation sector, including with some of the market leaders, Global FBO can offer experience based guidance, aimed at supporting the growth of FBO and BAHA businesses.

It has successfully completed client support tasks in Bahrain, France, Ireland, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, the UAE, United Kingdom and USA.

In 2014 Global FBO enrolled EAN Aviation, Nigeria's first FBO, in the NATA Safety 1st program and worked closely with its training and quality managers to up skill their operations staff. On completion of the project, NATA confirmed that EAN Aviation were “First in Africa” for Safety 1st. It is EAN Aviation's stated objective to attain IS-BAH certification and that process is underway.

Global FBO Consults senior consultant Joe McDermott said “The IS-BAH program offers a solid, achievable SMS platform designed for our industry and, if combined with a robust training system such as Safety 1st, the total package can deliver a safe, efficient and cost effective operating environment for ground operations and aircraft operators alike.”