The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and NBAA will offer a two-day Flight Operations Manual Workshop in Geneva on May 10 and 11 in conjunction with EBACE2003. The event will enable participants to develop a flight operations manual using the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO), the first internationally recognized operating standard for the corporate aviation community. This successful Workshop has been offered in North America since IS-BAO was introduced in 2002.

This Workshop is designed for flight department personnel who want to create a new operations manual or update an existing one using IS-BAO, a set of practices designed to promote highly professional and safe corporate flight operations. This interactive Workshop employs experienced facilitators who draw upon the experiences of class participants to understand how flight departments really operate. Participants will leave the Workshop with sufficient knowledge, class notes and computer media to develop a draft manual within hours of arrival back at home base.

Topics covered include:

• Safety management systems
• Standard operating procedures
• Flight operations
• Training
• Administration/organization
• Maintenance
• International operations

Workshop participants will receive:

• IS-BAO Standards and Recommended Practices
• IS-BAO Generic Company Operations Manual
• Extensive supplementary class notes
• Computer media containing all course materials
• Five-year update service for IS-BAO materials

The cost of the Workshop is as follows:

• EBAA and NBAA Members: U.S. $1,600
• EBAA and NBAA Members with a current IS-BAO Flight Operations Manual: U.S. $850
• Non-Members: U.S. $1,750
• Non-Members with a current IS-BAO Flight Operations Manual: U.S. $1,000

Payment for the Flight Operations Manual Workshop does not include registration for EBACE2003. A separate payment is required.

FMI: http://www.ebace.com, http://www.nbaa.org/ops/is-bao