Issue 07-1 - International Business Aviation Council

IBAC UPDATEThe Official Newsletter of the International Business Aviation Council Update 07-1, April 2007“The recognized forum for leveraging strengths of Members toenhance the safety, acceptance and economic contribution of business aviation globally.”ICAO Seeks Comment on NewStandards for General AviationThe European Business Aviation Association(EBAA) is 30 years old. The Associationcelebrated its anniversary in conjunctionwith their Annual General Meetingheld in Brussels in March.The Chateau Sainte Anne was the spectacularvenue for the gathering of currentDirectors and many pioneers of the EBAAearly days, including Honorary PresidentFrancois Chavatte who regaled the gatheringof the heady days of the Association’sbirth. Many other long term Europeanand international contributors tobusiness aviation included Fernand Francoisand Heinz Lichius.Special guests included Victor Aguado,Director General of Eurocontrol.The Secretary General of the InternationalCivil Aviation Organization (ICAO) signeda State Letter on March 30, requestingcomments from ICAO Member States andinternational organizations on the proposedmodernization of the Standards and RecommendedPractices (SARPs) governinginternational general aviation (Annex 6 —Operation of Aircraft, Part II — InternationalGeneral Aviation — Aeroplanes).Work to modernize the SARP commencedin 2005, when the ICAO Air NavigationBureau asked the International BusinessAviation Council (IBAC) for help to bring therequirements up to date with the reality ofmodern general aviation operations.IBAC created an industry task force whichworked for a year to develop a comprehensivemodernization proposal. The ICAO AirNavigation Bureau and Air NavigationCommission then conducted a thoroughreview of the proposal, made some adjustments,and prepared the State Letter toseek comments.The Air Navigation Commission will considercomments on the proposal and preparefinal provisions for approval by the ICAOCouncil. See the summary of the modernizationproposal on page 2.EBAA Celebrates AnniversaryEBAA Chairman Rodolfo Bavierawelcomes guests to the Gala Dinner held tocelebrate EBAA’s 30th Anniversary.www.ibac.org999 University StreetSuite 16.33Montreal, QuebecH3C 5J9 CanadaInside This Issue:2ICAO Corner2Summary of Annex 6 Part IIModernization3CAEP/7 Wrestles withEmissions Issues3New Managers JoinIS-BAO Program4Asian Business AviationConference and Exhibit(ABACE) in Hong Kong4Events CalendarSpecial points of interest:Proposed amendment to theStandards and RecommendedPractices for GeneralAviation being consideredby States andInternational Organizations.

What’s New at ICAOMr. F.P. Venier appointed Representative of Italy on the Council,Mr. T. Araki appointed Representative of Japan on the Council,Mr. M. Vélez Malqui appointed Representative of Peru on the CouncilMr. Y. Yanagisawa appointed Member of Air Navigation Commission nominated by Japan,Ms. N. Graham appointed Director, Air Navigation Bureau,Dr. F. Liu appointed Director, Administrative Services Bureau,Ms. F. A. Odutola appointed Director, Air Transport Bureau,Mr. R. J. Heighes -Thiessen appointed Director, Technical Cooperation Bureau,Mrs. L. Martin appointed Regional Director, NAM/CAR (Mexico),Mr. A. Guitteye appointed Regional Director, W & C-AFI (Dakar),Mr. G. Moshabesha appointed Regional Director, E & S-AFI (Nairobi).Emissions Trading SchemesOn 15 March 2007, the Council agreed that the emissions trading guidance proposed by CAEP/7 should be publishedas draft guidance and that a forward should be developed by the President of Council to reflect the views of the Councilon this issue. The President’s forward would, among other things, indicate that a non-mutually agreed approach forthe inclusion of emissions trading schemes had been rejected by a majority of Council Member States.For those readers who desire more information about ICAO, the UPDATE Editor recommends a visit to the ICAO websitewww.icao.intBusiness AviationIndustry Urges Use ofSecurity ProgramsAs States worldwide continue to considernew regulatory provisions for security ingeneral aviation, the industry continuesto point out to all who will listen its goodrecord and the good security practicesapplied historically by the industry. Concurrently,industry associations are encouragingoperators to introduce standardsthat have been developed by theindustry for both operators and groundhandling facilities (FBOs).Over the next few months, new regulatoryproposals are expected to be announcedby the European Commissionin the form of Implementing Rules pursuantto EC2320, the Framework Regulation,and by the US Transportation SecurityAgency (TSA) for general aviationsecurity requirements.Model security programs for operatorsand ground handling facilities can befound on the IBAC website (seewww.ibac.org).“ The business aviationcommunity is resolvedto assume an active rolein the evolution of theaviation system andto help in the designof the system for the21st century.”Page 2Summary of Annex 6 Part II ProposalThe proposed modernization of the Annexgoverning International General Aviation—Aeroplanesintroduces a new structurethat accommodates the significantrange of operations of the modern GAindustry. New Sections address:Sect 1—Definitions and Applicabilities;Sect 2—Basic General Aviation Operations;Sect 3—Large and Turbojet (CorporateAviation).A future section is to cover requirementsfor fractional ownership.The SARPs for basic general aviationcontain essentially the same substantiverequirements of the current SARP, althoughthe terminology and organizationof material have been updated.Business Aviation SafetyStrategy ProgressesThe business aviation industry continuesto refine its proposed Business AviationSafety Strategy. IBAC’s Planning andOperations Committee (POC), with assistancefor safety specialists in Europe andthe Flight Safety Foundation, made finaladjustments at its meeting in Brussels inMarch. The IBAC Governing Board willreview the proposed strategy at its Maysession in Geneva, and it is expectedthat the document will be published anddelivered to ICAO this summer.The requirements for Corporate Aviationare new, reflecting the good practices ofthe industry established over the years ofbusiness aviation growth. The draftSARP proposes that flight departmentsoperating under the new Section 3 provisionswill need a Safety ManagementSystem (SMS) and an operations manual,as well as some other provisions relatingto the roles and responsibilities of themanagement of an operation.The proposed Annex maintains many ofthe fundamental principles establishedwith initial Annex 6 Part II development inthe 1960s. The new Annex emphasizesperformance based provisions and makesuse of industry best practices as much aspossible.IBAC Member Task Force toInvestigate Gross NavigationErrors (GNEs)A Task Force has been named to conductan analysis of the proportionally high numberof Gross Navigation Errors attributedto business aviation on the North Atlantictracks. Representatives of the IBACMember Associations and operators thatfrequent the NAT routes have met twice atthe Farnborough Airport. The group iscompleting an analysis of past events withthe objective of developing recommendationsfor improvement.IBAC Update 07-1

CAEP/7 Wrestles With Emission IssuesThe ICAO Committee on Aviation EnvironmentalProtection (CAEP) met for theseventh time in Montreal in February.CAEP is the international technical bodythat develops proposed Standards andRecommended Practices and policies forICAO Council approval. CAEP meetsevery three years, with extensive preparatorywork conducted in the interim. .The 2007 meeting focused on the controversialissue of finding mechanisms torespond to global warming. The need formore stringent emissions standards hasbeen receiving considerable attentiondue to the projected increase in the aviationcontribution to greenhouse gas emissionsand the global climate impact. Althoughthe business aviation contributionto CO2 emissions is less than 1% ofthose from all civil air transportationsources, the industry may be impactedby proposals for more stringent emissionsstandards and/or other measures.The Committee recognized that it waspremature to establish more stringentemissions standards. ICAO has however,previously recognized that the most appropriatemechanism for managing theKatherine Perfetti and Bob BlouinJoin the Industry IS-BAO ProgramKatherine Perfetti (see photo one right)was named to succeed Ray Rohr asIBAC’s new Standards Manager. Kathywill be responsible for the day to daymanagement of the International Standardfor Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) and will serve as Secretary for theIS-BAO Standards Board.Standards Board Chairman Paul Stinebringannounced that “he was particularlypleased to have Kathy assume theposition given her ability and extensivemanagement and flying experience in theaviation industry”. Kathy has worked formany years for, and recently retired from,the US Federal Aviation AdministrationIBAC Update 07-1growth in CO2 emissions is through anEmissions Trading Scheme (ETS). In thisregard, the Committee recommended thatICAO publish the ICAO developed Guidanceon the use of Emissions Trading.(see also “What’s New at ICAO” , Page 2)ICAO continues to strongly encourageStates worldwide to recognize the importanceof adherence to international standards.A Resolution adopted at the 35 thICAO Assembly (2004), urged ContractingStates to refrain from unilateral action toimplement an emissions trading systemfor international aviation before the Councilreports again to the Assembly. In themeantime. many States have objected tothe recently released European Commissionproposal to introduce a EuropeanETS in advance of an ICAO agreement,and, in particular, have voiced concernswith the EC proposal to include both thirdcountryairlines and other operators.IBAC was represented at CAEP/7 by RichGage and a group of technical advisorsfrom IBAC Member Associations and aircraftand engine manufacturers, all ofwhom are IBAC Environmental IssuesWork Group (EIWG) members.(FAA). She was the manager responsiblefor establishing the rules for fractionalownership (FAR Part 91, Subpart K).Also joining the team is Bob Blouin, formerVice President of Operations forNBAA (see photo to the left), taking overresponsibilities for education of businessaviation safety programs, including the IS-BAO industry safety standard. Bob hasbeen welcomed by the IBAC GoverningBoard as he assumes a contracted positionas Manager of Safety Awareness.Ray Rohr the Standards Manger sincethe inception of the IS-BAO program willcontinue to assist IBAC on rulemakingactivities at EASA and ICAO.First Annual General Aviation Summitheld in Beijing, ChinaThe increasing interest in general aviationin China was clearly evident April 19-20when an event was held at the New OtaniChang Fu Gong Hotel in Beijing. Manyexperts from the Chinese aviation industry,international aviation community and Chinesegovernment explained why generalaviation will prosper in the future. IBAC’sDon Spruston appealed for enhancementsin air traffic management andpreparations for the 2008 Olympics,amongst other issues. (See IBAC presentationat www.ibac.org)US Federal Aviation AdministrationAnnounces Proposal on User FeesThe long awaited proposal by the FAA onpotential new user fee structure was announcedby the Administrator recently,much to the chagrin of the US generalaviation industry. NBAA’s Ed Bolen hasbeen leading the effort by the industry toexplain the significant negative impact theproposal will have on the industry. Fordetails see the NBAA website atwww.nbaa.org.EBAA Announces Change inManagement StructureThe Chairman of the European BusinessAviation Association (EBAA), RodolfoBaviera, advised following the March AnnualMeeting of a new EBAA structure .Current CEO Brian Humphries will becomethe Association’s President and willsit on the Board of Directors. EBAA plansto hire a full time CEO to manage the dayto day business of the Association.Survey at International Operators Conference(IOC) Reveals High BA Interestin 2008 Summer OlympicsAn informal survey of operators attendingthe IOC in San Diego warn that there islikely to be a very significant number ofcorporate aircraft flying to Beijing for the2008 Summer Olympics. Of 110 returnsfiled by participants a total of 100 potentialaircraft trips was recorded.CBAA Works with Vancouver OlympicCommittee to Coordinate Plans for 2010Winter OlympicsBill Boucher of the Canadian BusinessAviation Association (CBAA) is workingwith various aviation and security committeesto ensure that effective plans aremade for business aircraft that will be flyingto the Winter Olympics in 2010.Middle East Business Aviation Association(MEBAA) Applies to Join IBACMEBAA formally applied to the IBAC GoverningBoard to become a member of theinternational Council of Associations. ME-BAA Chairman Ali Al Naqbi announcedthat he will brief the Board at its meeting inGeneva in May.Page 3

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