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Key leaders in the business aviation community’s mission to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 took center stage at a May 2 Washington aviation policy forum to detail the sector’s comprehensive focus on sustainability, in a panel discussion moderated by NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen.

NBAA cheered the success of the 2024 NBAA Maintenance Conference in helping prepare an exciting and expanding profession for a bright future ahead.

EBAA and NBAA announced a compelling lineup of keynote speakers for this year’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE), which will take place at Geneva’s Palexpo and Geneva International Airport from May 28-30.

NBAA’s Maintenance Committee has announced the recipients of 2024 Maintenance AMT Scholarships.

The 2024 NBAA Maintenance Conference kicked off in Portland, OR, with a mission to help prepare attendees for a bright future, including a powerful keynote by a former Blue Angels three-time commander who offered valuable insights into building successful teams.

If your career goals include being a business aviation chief pilot, experts advise creating a professional development plan. Chief pilots offer tips on why it matters and how to start.

NBAA, along with more than 90 transportation industry trade associations and others, urged the FCC to vacate the controversial “Ligado Order,” a 2020 ruling that approves a high-speed broadband cellular network proven to interfere with GPS and satellite communications networks.

NBAA welcomed House and Senate negotiators’ agreement, released early Monday morning, on a bipartisan, bicameral bill to reauthorize the FAA.

The FAA’s new rule expanding safety management systems (SMS) to Part 135 on-demand operators, certain Part 21 certificate holders and 91.147 air tour operations will be positive for the business aviation community and meets most of the criteria advocated by NBAA and other industry stakeholders, concluded an expert panel during an NBAA News Hour webinar.

The Maintenance Committee of the NBAA announced the recipients of the Hank Hilsmann Memorial Scholarship.

Runway excursions are the leading cause of accidents in turbine business aircraft operations. NBAA's Domestic Operations Committee recently updated the association's safety resource, Reducing Runway Excursions in Business Aviation, with additional tips for operators to avoid these events.

At the Alpha Eta Rho conference, industry leaders Julia Harrington of Axis Jet, Caleb Stitely of Chantilly Air and Gary Webb of AviationManuals took part in a Collegiate Connect panel to share insights with the aviation fraternity members on the breadth of career tracks in business aviation.

An evidence-based approach to business aircraft maintenance means planes spend more time in the air and less on the ground, said John Talmadge, from aviation management platform provider Veryon.

NBAA, in collaboration with the Aero Club of Washington, sponsored a "Take Your Child to Work Day" breakfast at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, giving children aged 5 to 16 an opportunity to learn about aviation and aerospace.

Although aviation remains the safest form of travel, accidents continue to be an unfortunate and infrequent reality. Information stemming from crash investigations often spurs important discussions about ways to make operations safer. In fact, preliminary findings from probes conducted by the NTSB can yield valuable lessons.

As risks to business aviation are identified, NBAA’s Safety Committee is positioned as a center of expertise, analyzing industry data and findings to shape the scope of the NBAA’s Top Safety Focus Areas.

Virtually every business aviation flight includes at least one device powered by lithium ion batteries. At any time, these types of batteries could overheat, emit smoke, burst into flames or even explode – spewing bits of white hot gel in all directions. Experts say properly training flight attendants are often your first line of defense.

Find out how the first aircraft to be designated as Air Force One was nearly lost in a desert boneyard before it was rescued by a dedicated and skilled group of aviation history buffs. America’s business airplane – a 1948 Lockheed Constellation VC-121A once used by President Dwight Eisenhower – is now well on its way to being fully restored as a flying museum.

"In 2024, there has been no greater threat to the industry than the Biden administration’s troubling policy proposals for our sector," says NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen, "and it’s never been more important that we mobilize against the attack they represent."

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