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 IBAC Hails Work of 42^nd ICAO Assembly - Participates with Largest Delegation

Montreal – 03 October 2025 -- The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) welcomed the outcomes of the 42^nd Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization, including in safety, security, and environmental matters. The meeting took place in Montreal from 23 September through 3 October where delegations from 192 Member States and 58 international organizations, including IBAC, participated.

Kurt Edwards, Director General, IBAC, said, “The global business aviation community fully engaged at this Assembly with 24 members in the IBAC delegation, our largest ever. Beyond achieving our objective to raise the profile of business aviation at the Assembly, we successfully promoted a number of safety, security, and environmental matters, including placing on ICAO’s radar the security and safety implications of flight tracking using ADS-B.”

IBAC partnered with several other industry associations to advance work on fatigue management, underscore our commitment to the 2050 long-term aspirational goal of net-zero carbon emissions, and join in the call for efforts to address satellite navigation radio frequency interference. 

In addition, the Assembly featured important discussions on positive safety culture, cybersecurity, and enhanced engagement with industry and States on applicability dates of Standards developed at ICAO.

Edwards said, “We are grateful for the active support of our Member Associations and Industry Partners who represented so effectively the business aviation sector to the global community of aviation policymakers, regulators, and other industry sectors. Now we set our sights on the important work of the next three years at ICAO laid out at the Assembly.”

About the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC)

IBAC represents the interests of business aviation worldwide. IBAC is a non-profit, international trade association with official observer status at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the UN Specialized Agency for aviation matters, in Montreal, Canada. IBAC promotes and manages the ICAO-recognized industry-leading standards for best safety practices through its International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO); International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH); Safety Management Tool Kit; SMS eLearning training; and the IBAC Crew Card. In partnership with CTX, the IBAC Carbon Credit Exchange provides the business aviation community with a reliable, easy to use resource for real-time offsetting to reduce its carbon footprint. More details at IBAC.org. and to learn more about business aviation’s global societal contributions go to climbingfast.international.                                       

Media contact:

Marj Rose - IBAC Communications

comms@ibag.org