The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC, Booth C56), the umbrella body for business aviation associations around the world, has signed up its first “operator affiliate” member: GCI General Communication Corp. of Anchorage, Alaska. The association’s message this week at EBACE 2018 is that it “continues to welcome new membership participation through its industry and operator member categories.”

“We welcome Ron Duncan, CEO and co-founder of GCI and truly appreciate his support for IBAC by joining us as an operator affiliate,” said Kurt Edwards, IBAC director general. Edwards noted that Duncan is an active pilot and member of the NBAA board of directors. “He recognizes the importance of international advocacy for the industry.”

Edwards also reflecting on the value of Bombardier’s decision in 2016 to become IBAC’s first industry partner, helping IBAC’s membership “to reflect the diversity of the business aviation community.”