Story ID: 110_IOC_AINMay16EditedByAY_NM 
International Operations 2016: Flying Safely and Securely
By: James Wynbrandt
Caption: Annual Conference Offers a World of Help
Word Count: 102
The 43rd NBAA International Operators Conference (IOC) united a world of international operations expertise as hundreds of corporate pilots, service providers, safety experts and government agency officials gathered in San Diego, Calif., from March 21 to 24 for four days of presentations, panels and ancillary learning opportunities focused on “ensuring international operators fly safely, securely and legally,” in the words of IOC Committee chairman Greg Hanlon of DuPont. The terrorist attacks in Brussels and President Obama’s visit to Havana, both of which occurred during the gathering, underscored and informed the discussions of the tumultuous, ever changing world that global operators navigate.