2021 NBAA-BACE Day 1 Keynote Photos

The 2021 NBAA-BACE Day 1 keynote featured titans of the business world and trailblazing aviators. This can’t-miss event educated and inspired, and set the tone for an innovative, forward-thinking show. View images from the exciting session.

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2021 Photo Gallery: Day 1 Keynote

NBAA’s Ed Bolen bestowed its highest honor, the Meritorious Service to Aviation Award, to Martine Rothblatt, a pilot and trailblazer in aviation and other industries at NBAA-BACE on Oct. 12 in Las Vegas, NV.

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson advocates for safety, global leadership, operational excellence, and the health, welfare and evolution of the FAA’s workforce.

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Team Chief discussed the challenges involved in getting the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to operate in the Martian atmosphere.

Chairperson & CEO of United Therapeutics, Martine Rothblatt, accepts the 2021 Meritorious Service to Aviation Award.

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Team Chief discussed the challenges involved in getting the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to operate in the Martian atmosphere.

Chairperson & CEO of United Therapeutics, Martine Rothblatt, accepts the 2021 Meritorious Service to Aviation Award as NBAA-BACE got underway Tuesday morning in Las Vegas.

Actor, comedian, retired U.S. Marine and pilot wowed the NBAA-BACE 2021 audience on Tuesday morning in Las Vegas.

At the Day 1 Keynote, Segway and iBOTT inventor Dean Kamen introduced his partner and friend, Martine Rothblatt to the NBAA-BACE 2021 audience.

A state-of-the-art percussion performance helped kick off NBAA-BACE 2021 in Las Vegas on Tuesday, October 21

Martine Rothblatt received NBAA’s Meritorious Service to Aviation Award at the NBAA-BACE 2021 Keynote session on Tuesday morning.

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen discussed the association’s leadership role in sustainability at the opening day Keynote session at NBAA-BACE 2021 in Las Vegas.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran, pilot and comedian Rob Riggle addressed the opening day Keynote audience at NBAA-BACE 2021 in Las Vegas.

NASA’s Teddy Tzanetos, designer of Ingenuity, the first extraterrestrial helicopter now poised for further flights on Mars, addressed the opening day Keynote audience at NBAA-BACE 2021 in Las Vegas.

Segway inventor Dean Kamen was among the draws at the opening day Keynote session at NBAA-BACE 2021 in Las Vegas.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran, pilot and comedian Rob Riggle addressed the opening day Keynote audience at NBAA-BACE 2021 in Las Vegas.

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen discussed the association’s leadership role in sustainability at the opening day Keynote session at NBAA-BACE 2021 in Las Vegas.

Music, comedy, awards and some serious discussion about the achievements and goals of a resurgent business aviation community enlivened the opening day Keynote session at NBAA-BACE 2021 in Las Vegas.

Keeping it lively! Music, comedy, awards and some serious discussion about the achievements and goals of a resurgent business aviation community enlivened the opening day Keynote session at NBAA-BACE 2021 in Las Vegas.

Music, comedy, awards and some serious discussion about the achievements and goals of a resurgent business aviation community enlivened the opening day Keynote session at NBAA-BACE 2021 in Las Vegas.

Music, comedy, awards and the achievements and goals of a resurgent business aviation community enlivened the opening day Keynote session at NBAA-BACE 2021 in Las Vegas.

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen discussed the association’s leadership role in sustainability at the opening day Keynote session at NBAA-BACE 2021 in Las Vegas.

Music, comedy, awards and the achievements and goals of a resurgent business aviation community enlivened the opening day Keynote session at NBAA-BACE 2021 in Las Vegas.

Segway inventor Dean Kamen was among the draws at the opening day Keynote session at NBAA-BACE 2021 in Las Vegas.

Music, comedy, awards and the achievements and goals of a resurgent business aviation community enlivened the opening day Keynote session at NBAA-BACE 2021 in Las Vegas.