Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation is valid for a three-year period. Companies that have previously obtained Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation may go through a reaccreditation process to demonstrate their continued commitment to sustainability goals and the industry-wide effort to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Applicants for reaccreditation follow a similar process to their initial accreditation process.
- Complete the 2025 Reaccreditation Application Form
- Submit data and documentation
- Submit reaccreditation payment
- Business aviation entity is audited
- Accreditation is awarded if the audit verifies the business aviation has met accreditation requirements.
Complete the 2025 Reaccreditation Application Form
Use this form to begin the reaccreditation application process for Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation for 2025. Submitting this form will notify NBAA about your application, allow you to pay the application fee and give you access to forms and guidance for providing documentation for individual program elements. Companies may add-on new categories in addition to reaccreditating previously accredited categories.
Submitting Data and Documentation
All supporting documentation should be emailed in a .zip file to sustainability@nbaa.org in the format outlined by the guidance documents below.
Overarching Sustainability Strategy
All applications for reaccreditation must include updated overarching sustainability strategy documentation outlined in this reaccreditation application form and dGuidance Document.
Reaccreditation Focus Areas
Use these forms and worksheets to provide supporting documentation for any previously accredited categories.
Reaccreditation Application Forms and Guidance Documents
Reaccreditation Emissions Data Worksheets (Excel)
New “Add-on” Focus Areas
Use these forms and worksheets to provide supporting documentation for any new accreditation categories..
New Accreditation Application Forms and Guidance Documents
New Accreditation Emissions Data Worksheets (Excel)
Pricing
Reaccreditation Application Fees
NBAA MembersNon-Members
| Flight Accreditation | $3,210 | $4,173 |
| Operations Accreditation | $3,210 | $4,173 |
| Ground Support Accreditation | $3,210 | $4,173 |
| Infrastructure Accreditation | $3,210 | $4,173 |
| Bundle of Two Accreditations | $6,100 | $7,930 |
| Bundle of Three Accreditations | $8,910 | $11,583 |
| Bundle of Four Accreditations | $11,550 | $15,015 |
If the business aviation entity operates at multiple locations then an additional fee applies.
Multiple Location Fees
NBAA MembersNon-Members
| 2 to 5 locations | $800 | $1,040 |
| 6 to 10 locations | $1,200 | $1,560 |
| 11 to 20 locations | $2,000 | $2,600 |
| 21 locations or more | $3,000 | $3,900 |
Accreditation application and location fees cover all administrative work and audits.
Reaccreditation Audit Process
In a similar process to initial Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation applications, reaccreditation applications will undergo a virtual audit of their submitted sustainability strategy and supporting evidence to ensure that they meet the stringent requirements of the program.
In-person audits will be conducted for selected entities to validate sustainability processes and documentation. There will be no additional fees for in-person audits at this time.
For questions about the audit process, email sustainability@nbaa.org.
Awarding Accreditation
After completing the audit process, successful applicants will be awarded Sustainable Flight Department Accreditation.
Accredited companies will be announced in a NBAA press release, recognized at the 2025 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) and listed on the directory of accredited companies on the NBAA website.
Accredited companies may choose to keep their accreditation anonymous, but companies are encouraged to share the news of their successful sustainability efforts to encourage others in the business aviation community to follow their lead.
International Business Aviation Council Ltd.