CHO Public Notices

The Virginia Department of Aviation Sets a Standard for the Nation to Follow.

Monday, September 22

 The Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) became the first state-operated flight operations department to recieve the coveted International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) certification last week from the International Business Aviation Council.

The Council developed the certificate as a benchmark for professionalism and standardization for the conduct of flight operations departments. Since it’s inception in May 2002, only 120 flight operations departments in the business aircraft community have been certified worldwide. Standard operating procedures, business practices and safety records are all reviewed as well as a departments willingness to allow outside critiques of its strengths and weaknesses. The certification exemplifies the departments continued goal of becoming the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies with a known and true industry standard of safety for others to emulate.

For more information visit www.ibac.org/is-bao/isbao_overview.htm