IBAC Acquires Business Aviation Safety Data Firm

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) announced yesterday that it has purchased business aviation safety data firm Robert E. Breiling Associates. “IBAC is proud to continue the authoritative work of Robert Breiling, who has earned the industry’s respect over more than four decades,” said IBAC director general Kurt Edwards. “Sustaining his safety-data work into the future is critical to allow IBAC to continue providing meaningful information on continuous safety improvement of the global business aviation community, areas to target where risk is the highest and safety trends to inform better safety regulations.”

IBAC, NBAA and other IBAC member associations, insurance companies, manufacturers, operators and safety regulators have all used Breiling’s data since the 1960s. Breiling provides quarterly and annual reports and analysis on turboprop, turbine aircraft and helicopter accidents, identifying where and how occurrences happen, their causes and the critical phases of operation of each aircraft. This data also has been the foundation for the IBAC’s annual Business Aviation Safety Brief.

The association intends to continue providing such analysis to the industry and is considering additional products based on the data. IBAC will also explore cooperating with ICAO on data exchange to foster greater understanding of global business aviation operational safety.