Podcast: Aviation Advocate Ron Rapp Debunks Myths About ATC System

Advocates for a privatized ATC system say the system is mired in the past, but long-time aviation blogger Ron Rapp, an experienced Part 91 and 135 operator, recently debunked this myth in his recent blog titled “The Big Lie: ATC Stuck in the 1960s.” He asserts, “what’s being used today by air traffic control is light years ahead of what they had in the 80s, let alone the 1960s.”

Podcast Episode

July 6, 2023

Members Encouraged to Make Their Voices Heard, Join Call for Prompt Passage of House FAA Reauthorization Bill

NBAA strongly encourages members of the business aviation community to join in calling for swift passage of an FAA reauthorization bill in the U.S. House of Representatives by lending their names to a digital petition.
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Nov. 12, 2020

NBAA Legislative Priorities Addressed in Senate Appropriations Measure

The fiscal year 2021 spending proposal for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development from the Senate Committee on Appropriations advances legislative priorities advocated by NBAA.
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Oct. 19, 2020

NBAA’s Bolen Reappointed to NextGen Advisory Committee

On Sept. 25, 2020, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen was reappointed to the NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC), where he will continue to represent business aviation.
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Jan. 16, 2019

Fairness to Pilots Act Enhances Pilots Bill of Rights

The Fairness to Pilots Act, Section 392 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, makes legislative tweaks to the Pilots Bill of Rights, further protecting pilots and other certificate holders as originally intended.
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