A Word From Our Director General Kurt Edwards As we draft this summer July/August update to share with you all, my travel plans to LABACE 2026 are on final approach.  We certainly look forward to connecting with many of our ABAG friends and colleagues in São Paulo, and we invite those attending the show 4-6 August to visit us at stand EG10. We also look forward to recognizing several IS-BAO and IS-BAH organizations while at LABACE and we’re happy to share this news with you HERE.   In recent news from Europe, we are concerned with the new European Commission proposal to revise the EU Emissions Trading System. The proposal appears to treat business aviation in a discriminatory manner, for example excluding the sector from key support for sustainable aviation fuel uptake while providing such support to commercial, scheduled operators. We support EBAA’s efforts to seek clarification on several provisions in the proposal as a first step and will work with them, other Member Associations, and Industry Partners to inform EU policy makers of business aviation’s constant efforts to be more efficient, our technological leadership that has reduced carbon emissions across aviation, and our commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, all while demonstrating the economic and societal benefits of our sector.   Extensive coordination has begun for the ICAO 7th Worldwide Air Transport Conference (ATConf/7) in November. We have established an IBAC working group to prioritize and detail issues of importance to business aviation at the conference, which will be focused on the economic aspects of international aviation, including access, infrastructure, sustainability, and new technologies. In addition to the IBAC Secretariat, the working group includes contributors from Member Associations and Industry Partners.

ICAO and Environment Capt. Claude Hurley, Director, Environment & Flight Operations  • ICAO Aviation Climate Week 2026, held in early June in Montreal, gathered aviation regulators, industry leaders, and scientific experts to discuss the industry’s transition towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Discussions covered the latest science on aviation’s climate impacts, advances in aircraft technology and operational improvements, climate adaptation and resilience, scaling sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), lower-carbon aviation fuels (LCAF) and other cleaner energy pathways, implementation of the Long-Term Global Aspirational Goal (LTAG), progress on the ACT-SAF (where IBAC is a partner) and ACT-LTAG assistance programmes, financing mechanisms through the ICAO Finvest Hub, implementation of CORSIA, State Action Plans (SAP), and the partnerships, policies and investments needed to transform innovation into practical, globally coordinated action under the theme “One Global Path” toward aviation decarbonization.   • Similarly, the ICAO Council’s environmental discussions focused on accelerating the aviation sector’s transition to net-zero through the formal implementation of the Long-Term Global Aspirational Goal (LTAG) roadmap and  – after the success of CAAF/3 in Dubai in December 2023 – initial preparations for a CAAF/4 conference to be held no later than 2028. Strategic progress is highlighted by 154 Member States submitting CO2 reduction Action Plans and establishment of the ICAO Finvest Hub seeking USD 10.5 billion in investment for SAF production projects. The Council further strengthened CORSIA by approving a fourth sustainability certification scheme (SCS) and preparing for the 2027–2029 compliance period following a record volume of emissions unit (EEUs) applications. Throughout these initiatives, ICAO reinforced its global leadership by strongly opposing external aviation levies or taxes that duplicate existing market-based measures, while coordinating high-level advocacy for upcoming forums such as COP31   • Meanwhile, the ICAO Air Navigation Commission (ANC) advanced several key technical and strategic initiatives. It approved proposed amendments to the Procedures for Air Navigation Services — Air Traffic Management (PANS-ATM) for State consultation, introducing more performance-based wake turbulence separation criteria and revised aircraft groupings, with applicability proposed for November 2028. The Commission also progressed preparations for the Third ICAO High-Level Safety Conference (planned for 2027), tasked its Working Group on Procedural Matters with reviewing implementation issues related to the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284), and continued work on integrating remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), including Detect and Avoid (DAA) and ACAS III provisions targeted for a harmonized applicability date of November 2030. Parallel discussions addressed simplification of the Global Air Navigation Plan (GANP) through a Minimum Implementation Path (MIP). A central theme throughout the ANC’s June session was improving the determination of applicability dates for ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs), with the Commission emphasizing that implementation timelines should be evidence-based, aligned with impact assessments, supported by early consultation with States and industry, and accompanied by timely guidance material to ensure globally harmonized implementation while avoiding excessive cumulative regulatory burden on States.

Industry Partner Programme  Leo Knaapen, Head, Industry Partner Programme    Greetings Industry Colleagues. The first half of 2026 is now in our rear-view mirrors, and I sincerely hope that you all managed to either meet, or exceed, your respective H1 performance targets. The latest Industry Partner news includes: • IBAC is organizing a Working Group to focus on Business Aviation priorities and issues to be raised at the upcoming ICAO Air Transport Conference in November 2026. This team – comprising IPP members, IBAC Member Associations and the IBAC Secretariat – will begin meeting later this summer. • We successfully recruited two more IPP members, one in late June and one in late July. Crimson Air Services from London, Ontario, specializes in providing advisory and consultancy services to both the fixed-wing and AAM sectors. Another recent Associate Partner is to be announced as we have literally received confirmation as we are drafting this update. This raises our total IPP membership to 33 organizations. The formal announcement for these two new members is pending and will be coordinated soon. • As civil aviation worldwide winds down in July and August, many governments are in recess, prompting many agencies worldwide to limit activities. Accordingly – global, regional and national trade associations follow this rhythm as well.  Best wishes to you for this vacation period – it’s time to enjoy family and friends, and to recharge our batteries for the second half of the year.

IS-BAO Andrew Karas, IS-BAO Programme Director • Recent achievements by several Latin American IS-BAO operators will be recognized at LABACE 2026. Congratulations to them with deep appreciation for their commitment to business aviation safety.   • Programme Support Affiliate, Polaris Aero and IS-BAO recently announced the integration of IS-BAO standards and protocols directly into its VOCUS Safety Management System platform. This development enables operators to streamline audit preparation, internal evaluations, corrective action tracking, and conformity management activities within a single system. The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to providing practical tools that support continuous improvement and strengthen safety management across the industry.   • In June, IS-BAO attended a EUROCONTROL-sponsored project meeting focused on advancing strategies to prevent airborne collision and conflict in complex airspace environments.  The 2-day session brought together a diverse group of stakeholders, including representatives from the airline industry, airport authorities and air traffic control professionals from across the globe, enabling a rich exchange of operational perspectives. Supporting business aviation data and safety advocacy records helped clearly convey the risks faced by business aircraft operating in congested airspace. • IS-BAO Initial and Recurrent workshops are scheduled through the end of 2026 and can be accessed at https://tools.ibac.org/workshops

IS-BAH Terry Yeomans, Programme Director • The new IS-BAH Standards Board was announced in late June with Benjamin Hammond (Pentastar Aviation) now as Chair, and Jennifer Van Winkle (Sundt Air) as Vice Chair leading the group for 2026-2027. • The 13th IS-BAH Standard edition has been released and accessible by IS-BAH subscribers in their portal. • The new IS-BAH Self-Declaration conformity option was recently introduced as an option to allow organizations to use the IS-BAH as a tool to help them meet their obligations to safe operations and imminent regulatory oversight of ground handling service providers. The recognized independent third-party audit registration path remains the highest level of credibility along with the benefits of notable stage advancements and access to certificates, logo seals, and IBAC website locations to share. • The upcoming workshop schedule for Fundamentals and Auditing is available HERE.