NBAA Thanks Members for Critical Support During 2020

Throughout this challenging year, NBAA member support has helped ensure the association is able to continue providing essential resources and advocacy.

“It’s difficult to overstate our gratitude to NBAA’s operating, business and professional members for their dedication during this unprecedented time,” said Patrick Haller, NBAA’s senior director of membership and member services. “With your continued support, we look forward to offering even more resources, events and programs that will help our industry emerge from this year stronger than ever.”

NBAA has provided enhanced value for its members during the pandemic in several ways, including new communication offerings – the Insider Daily news service, News Hour webinars and the Business Aviation Insider e-magazine – which keep members informed on critical industry topics.

Another way NBAA has provided value is by adding digital professional development programs: NBAA GO Virtual Conferences and the Six Months to CAM program.

The association also has worked to meet workforce needs through BizAv Back to Work and by helping aviation professionals connect with employers.

For more information on current and upcoming membership benefits, visit NBAA’s website.

Learn more at nbaa.org/membership

Professional Development

NBAA Working on More Than 20 PDP Courses for 2021

NBAA is working to approve over 20 education courses covering a wide range of operational, regulatory and safety-related subject matter. The association is also working to develop other online offerings (such as digital seminars) to help members continue their professional development on their own schedule. Stay tuned to our website for more details on these valuable opportunities.
nbaa.org/pdp

Safety Week Webinars Available for Viewing

For the first time, NBAA brought the world-class expertise and thought-provoking discussions featured in its annual Single-Pilot Safety Standdown and National Safety Forum events directly to users’ digital devices. Held during October’s “Safety Week,” these events are now available for viewing on nbaa.org for $99.

The Single-Pilot Safety Standdown is intended to help participants master control of their aircraft through a continuum of learning and skill refinement to boost proficiency and improve safety performance. Topics covered in these sessions included how pilots can:

• Optimize professional development throughout their career
• Ensure preparedness for abnormal or ambiguous cockpit indications
• Leverage pre-flight contingency planning to enable successful outcomes in stressful situations

This year’s National Safety Forum highlighted the critical importance of fitness for duty for individuals performing safety-sensitive functions in business aviation. The event focused on ensuring individual and crew readiness by utilizing the latest science-based methods to optimize personal performance. Specific topics included:

• The critical role that sleep plays in facilitating aviation safety
• A candid discussion of the how mental health affects aviation operations
• How a proactive approach to the FAA medical certification process can ensure better health

The Safety Week package also includes the 50- and 60-year Flying Safety Awards, which recognize member companies for exceptional achievement in sustaining accident-free operations. The package also includes the NBAA Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Awards, which recognize individual aviation professionals – pilots, maintenance technicians, flight attendants, dispatchers and others – who have demonstrated their outstanding professionalism and leadership in support of safety.
nbaa.org/safetyweek