The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today welcomed U.S. Senate confirmation of Bryan Bedford as the next permanent administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Bedford is a longtime pilot with decades of leadership and management experience at regional carriers Mesaba Airlines, Business Express Airlines and, most recently, Republic Airways.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed today’s final vote in the House of Representatives of a bill with multiple NBAA-supported initiatives to promote the growth, safety and sustainability of the U.S. aviation industry. The wide-ranging budget reconciliation measure was initially passed in the House on May 22. The Senate passed its revised version on July 1, sending the bill back to the House for today’s vote. The bill now heads to the president’s desk, and he is expected to sign the legislation into law.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA’s) Safety Committee has unveiled the first video in a three-part series detailing practical steps for compliance with a safety management system (SMS) requirement for certain business aircraft operations that was released last year.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) congratulates industry veterans and lifetime aviation advocates Pete Bunce and Mary Miller on receiving the 2025 Donald D. Engen Aero Club of Washington Trophy for Aviation Excellence.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) congratulates the Joan Sullivan Garrett, a visionary in airborne emergency medical care, on her selection as the 2025 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy recipient from the National Aeronautic Association (NAA).
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) applauds the Trump Administration’s return to zero-for-zero tariffs on aerospace products from the United Kingdom as part of a June 16 Executive Order (EO), Implementing the General Terms of the United States of America – United Kingdom Economic Prosperity Deal. Under the EO, the 10% tariffs on aircraft and parts imports imposed on the UK through previous Trump-initiated presidential actions will no longer apply to these products.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomes President Trump’s nomination of Michael Graham to serve another five-year term on the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Prior to his original December 2018 nomination to a seat at the NTSB, Graham worked for more than 20 years at Textron Aviation and served as the company’s director of flight operations safety, security and standardization since 2012.
Read MoreNBAA welcomes the recent introduction of several federal directives, which redouble government agencies’ focus on advancing U.S. aviation as the gold standard in aerospace for decades to come. Specifically, three Executive Orders (EOs) issued by the administration aim to foster the development and use of American UAS, support airspace safety and security and usher in a new era of supersonic flight.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) commended government agency leaders for hosting an important Industry Day to provide a starting point for aviation stakeholders to begin charting the way forward on a full overhaul of the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system in the coming years.
Read MoreOn the heels of a key Senate committee hearing today, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) called upon lawmakers to move forward on the nomination of Bryan Bedford as the next permanent administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Read MoreNational Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen has delivered a powerful message to lawmakers on the U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee on the “national imperative” to reform the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) infrastructure to maintain safety in the world’s most complex airspace network.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to take an important step in support of a top industry priority, flight security, by moving ahead with plans for removing personally identifiable information from the agency’s Aircraft Registry.
Read MoreIn comments submitted in response to a Department of Commerce Section 232 investigation into the impact of tariffs on aviation, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) emphasized the critical need to maintain the duty-free treatment of civil aviation goods, as established under the 1979 Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomes passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of multiple initiatives supporting the growth, safety and sustainability of the nation’s aviation industry and infrastructure included in a budget reconciliation bill. The bill includes $12.5 billion to fund airport and air traffic control (ATC) projects over the next four years. These include replacing aging radar systems, control towers and terminal radar approach control facilities, as well as expanding controller recruitment and training.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) congratulates Cook Flight Operations Capt. Doug Rock for becoming the 1,000th Certified Aviation Manager (CAM), a landmark achievement for a training program that has become the gold standard for leadership development in business aviation.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has recognized Greg Voos, the association’s Southeast regional director, who recently retired after 11 years of service on behalf of NBAA members in Alabama, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Read MoreNBAA, NATA and more than 50 other industry groups have joined together in support of Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy’s proposal for a comprehensive upgrade of the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system, which serves approximately 45,000 flights and 2.9 million passengers every day.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA’s) 2025 Business Aviation Taxes Seminar put a successful finishing touch on a powerful spring conference season with insightful and timely guidance, resources and strategies for navigating an unpredictable tax and regulatory landscape and ensuring tax compliance.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) congratulates four-time space shuttle astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force test pilot and steadfast industry safety champion Charlie Precourt on receiving the Flight Safety Foundation’s 2025 Business Aviation Meritorious Service Award today at the 70th Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS) in Charlotte, NC.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced that Sheryl A. Barden, CAM, CEO of Aviation Personnel International (API), will receive the 2025 John P. “Jack” Doswell Award at NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas.
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