EBACE
| Type | Not-for-profit |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
| Membership | Business aircraft operators and service providers |
| Field | Air Transport |
| Number of Members | 547 (2013) |
| Key Personnel | Chairman: Rodolfo Baviera (since 2004) President: Brian Humphries (since 2007) CEO: Fabio Gamba (since 2011) |
| Website | ebaa |
European Business Aviation Association or EBAA, is a non-profit association based in Belgium that has existed since 1977. Its 400 member companies span all aspects of the business aviation sector in Europe and elsewhere. The EBAA’s aim is to promote excellence and professionalism amongst its members and to ensure that business aviation is properly recognized as a vital sector of the European Economy. EBAA represents corporate operators, commercial operators, manufacturers, airports, fixed-base operators, and business aviation service providers.
Dr. Frits Philips founded the International Business Aviation Association (Europe), set up in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, with 12 founding Members.
Recognizing that Brussels was the strategic place to be, the Association moved to Belgium and became known as the EBAA (European Business Aviation Association). Membership amounted at that time to 49.
Together with its LLC partner in the U.S., the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), the EBAA launched for the first time the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE). Membership for the first time hit the 100+ landmark, establishing at 137 that year.
The European Business Aviation Association, or EBAA, is a not-for-profit association based in Brussels, Belgium. Its 547 member companies span all aspects of the business aviation sector in Europe and elsewhere. The EBAA’s declared aim is to promote excellence and professionalism amongst its members and to ensure that business aviation is properly recognised as a vital sector of the European Economy. EBAA represents corporate operators, commercial operators, manufacturers, airports, fixed-base operators and other business aviation service providers.
EBAA focuses on creating an environment that fosters business aviation in Europe and around the world, and is one of the few entities recognised by the European Government as representing business aviation in Europe. The Association is involved in regulatory discussions in the various European bodies and especially with the European Commission, Council and Parliament, to communicate its position on regional and international regulations and issues affecting the business aviation industry in Europe. Such issues include the Single European Sky; environmental issues including emissions trading; the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) rulemaking process including fees & charges, security, and access to airports and airspace.
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