IBAC launches CORE risk management toolkit for small operators at NBAA-BACE 2026, adds four industry partners
Why It MattersAudit-free, low-overhead safety tools aimed at small organisations show how business aviation is trying to extend risk management beyond large operators already carrying formal safety ratings and dedicated compliance staff.
What happened
The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) launched CORE, a risk management toolkit for small aviation organisations, at NBAA-BACE 2026. The toolkit is aimed at small operators, ground handlers, and maintenance and service providers with limited team capacity.
CORE does not involve audits, formal compliance review or implementation timelines. It includes guidance videos and tools designed to work with existing routines and systems, with a focus on hazard identification and risk communication. IBAC is rolling it out through participating member associations.
In a separate announcement, IBAC said it has added four new industry partners at NBAA-BACE 2026: Solairus Aviation, Berthaphil Clark Freeport Aviation Properties, Scott IPC and Crimson Air Services. IBAC has added 10 organisations to its partner programme in 2026. Edwards said the council was excited to see the partner programme continue to expand at a time when its mission to advocate for the global business aviation community has never been more vital.
Solairus Aviation is a US-based aircraft management company founded in 2009. It manages a fleet of nearly 495 aircraft and holds IS-BAO Stage Three, ARG/US Platinum and Wyvern Wingman safety ratings; it also offers on-demand charter, consulting and operational support. Berthaphil Clark Freeport Aviation Properties is a Philippines-based aviation facilities developer at Clark International Airport. Established in 1995, it manages a 45-hectare portfolio across 10 business parks serving more than 400 companies and develops ready-to-occupy facilities and build-to-suit hangars.
Industry impact & what to watch
Formal safety management systems and third-party ratings have mostly been the domain of larger operators with dedicated safety staff. A toolkit that skips audits, compliance review and implementation timelines targets the opposite end of the market, where a handful of people cover flying, handling or maintenance and have little time left for paperwork.
Distribution through member associations is the mechanism that matters here. Small organisations tend to engage with safety guidance when it reaches them through bodies they already belong to, so uptake will depend on how many associations take part and how actively they promote it.
The partner additions point in a similar direction. The new partners span aircraft management, airport property development, and service providers, and 10 additions in 2026 show IBAC widening the mix of organisations around its advocacy work. Which member associations carry CORE first is the next concrete signal.
