NATA Congratulates American Aero FTW – First U.S. Company to Achieve IS-BAH Certificate of Registration

Washington, DC, March 25, 2015 – The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) congratulates American Aero FTW for achieving the first U.S.-issued International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) certificate of registration. Kurt Edwards, Director General, IBAC, Terry Yeomans, IS-BAH Program Director, IBAC and Michael France, Director, Safety & Training, NATA, presented the official certificate of registration this week at the NBAA International Operators Conference in San Antonio, TX.

IS-BAH, a global industry code of best practices, provides standardization to handlers and operators around the world. Introduced last year by IBAC and NATA, the IS-BAH follows the long established structure of the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) Program and incorporates the NATA Safety 1^st Ground Audit Program.

“We commend American Aero FTW for demonstrating its global commitment to safety best practices by obtaining the IS-BAH certification and look forward to more ground handlers and operators joining their ranks as safety leaders,” stated NATA President and CEO Thomas L. Hendricks.

American Aero FTW is a fixed-base operator (FBO) and NATA Safety 1^st participant located at Meacham International Airport in Fort Worth, Texas.

Interested organizations may also go to the NATA website, www.nata.aero, or the IBAC website, www.ibac.org.