Desert Jet Center Earns IS-BAH Registration and NATA Safety 1st Certification

Desert Jet Center, the newest Fixed-Base Operator (FBO) in the greater Palm Springs area, is now the one and only FBO in the desert southwest region of the U.S. to hold the prestigious IS-BAH registration as well as the NATA Safety 1st certification. The desert southwest region encompasses Southern California, Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico.

The International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) follows the structure of the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) program and incorporates the NATA Safety 1st Ground Audit Program. IS-BAH is the global industry standard for business aircraft handling agents and fixed-base operators around the world developed to align with existing and future Safety Management System (SMS) requirements aimed at ground handling service providers. According to the National Air Transportation Association’s map of the safety standards status of all FBOs worldwide, few FBOs nationwide are IS-BAH registered and NATA Safety 1st qualified, and only one FBO, Desert Jet Center, holds both designations in the greater Palm Springs area and desert southwest region.

"Visitors to our region are becoming much more sophisticated about the options provided by aviation service providers and are increasingly looking for full-service FBOs that provide an anticipatory customer service experience as well as the highest safety and quality standards,” said Denise Wilson, President and CEO of parent company Desert Jet. “Our FBO team’s commitment to ongoing training and professional development has led them to earn numerous accolades and safety nods and we could not be prouder of their achievements.”