NBAA Announces Recipients of 2025 International Operators Scholarships

Contact: Dan Hubbard, 202-431-5970, dhubbard@nbaa.org; Molly Hitch, 202-783-9353, scholarships@nbaa.org

San Juan, PR, Feb. 12, 2025 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced the selection of five recipients of 2025 International Operators Scholarships. The scholarships provide recipients with funding to pursue professional development within business aviation careers, with a focus on international operations. There were a record number of donations this year for the committee to support scholarships recipients.

The scholarship winners are:

• Bradley Summers
• Caleb Gibson
• Luis Rodriguez
• Sean Ronnenberg
• Chris Javier

The 2025 International Operators Scholarship was made possible by generous funding provided by the following donor companies:

• Prime Trip Support 
• UAS International Trip Support
• International Trip Planning Services, LLC
• AEG Fuels
• Candace Covington and Nat Iyengar

Scholarship recipients will be honored at NBAA’s annual International Operators Conference (IOC2025), taking place in San Juan, PR, from Feb. 11-13. At the conference, representatives from the donors and the IOC Committee will be present to recognize this year’s recipients. Learn more about IOC2025.

NBAA offers several scholarships to promote professional development and business aviation careers. Learn more about NBAA’s scholarship program.

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Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more efficient, productive and successful. The association represents more than 10,000 company and professional members and provides more than 100 products and services to the business aviation community, including the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), the world’s largest civil aviation trade show. Learn more about NBAA at nbaa.org.

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