NBAA International Operators Conference 2017

The 44th annual NBAA International Operators Conference (IOC) drew 500 corporate pilots, international flight ops specialists, and agency and government officials to Atlanta recently for an intensive review of procedural, safety and regulatory standards affecting global business aviation flight activity. The 28 presentations over the four full days covered topics from coming equipage mandates to security threats and brought at least one important recent regulatory change to the community’s attention, all in the name of the IOC’s mission: “To ensure that international operators fly safely, securely, efficiently and legally.”

The premise is that everyone can contribute to the group’s tribal knowledge, and IOC chair Craig Hanlon of DuPont Aviation urged attendees to “share your knowledge, share your passion” in his welcoming remarks. An updated NBAA event app facilitated that interchange, easing use of smart devices to pose questions and respond to audience surveys, while Scott Harrold of Signature Flight Support reprised his annual role as master of ceremonies.