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NBAA’s Leadership Council reached a record-high membership level in 2017, with more than 130 member companies benefiting from top-level staff briefings about political issues that may affect their businesses, including the proposed ATC privatization legislation.

Fitness for duty is an important consideration for all individuals serving in a safety-sensitive role in business aviation. This includes ensuring that employees are mentally and emotionally able to perform their roles responsibly, as well as in good physical health.

NBAA is disturbed by a second business aviation jet fuel contamination incident in nine months. The most recent event could have led to a serious accident were it not for the prompt actions of the flight crew.

Numerous new RNAV STARs and RNAV SIDs will be implemented Sept.13 for Cleveland and Detroit-area airports. These procedures are part of the ongoing Cleveland/Detroit Metroplex project.

NBAA's Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) is always the industry’s preeminent annual convention, and this year is no different. The show, which runs from Oct. 16-18 in Orlando, FL, is one of the largest trade shows in the U.S., and with more exhibits, more aircraft on static display and more opportunities for education and networking than any other event in the industry, NBAA’s convention promises to be business aviation’s most important event of 2018.

As a fifth-generation Kansan whose district includes Wichita, Rep. Ron Estes has championed general aviation security, efficiency and workforce development.

Of the 596 wrong surface landing/approach events from fiscal 2016 to fiscal 2018, 86 percent involved general aviation aircraft.

On Oct. 15, 2018, NBAA-BACE will hold the first-ever Small Operator Symposium which will provide information on areas specific to those issues faced by small flight departments.

Why is NBAA-BACE the must-attend industry show of 2018? Listen to what some past attendees had to say: “NBAA is always just incredible,” noted Chip McClure with Jet Acquisitions. ”The size and scope of the convention is amazing.” Jacqueline B. Rambacal, from Bank of the Ozarks, added, “We do get to see everyone from the industry in one place, and we also get to talk about the different issues in business aviation.” But don’t take their word for it – experience NBAA-BACE for yourself.

Business aviation puts an emphasis on safety, and professionalism plays a major role in ensuring safe operations.

How does Perdue Farms run a $6 billion business when none of their nearly two-dozen facilities are near a major commercial airport? That’s a common challenge in the agriculture industry – one that Perdue Farms has a solution to.

Business aviation leaders recently met at NBAA’s Washington, DC headquarters to discuss strategies that industry stakeholders can use to face the workforce shortages facing the industry.

The 2018 NBAA Compensation Survey results reveal that industry salaries are on the upswing, with several positions reflecting double-digit growth on average compared to survey results from 2017.

An EMAS installation project for Runway 21L at Georgia’s DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) is scheduled into December. This project will result in shortened runway lengths for Runway 21L/3R during specific phases of the construction project.

A runway/construction project will close Runway 16L/34R at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) beginning Sunday, Aug. 26. The project is scheduled to run 90 days with a planned reopening of the runway on Friday, Nov. 23.

Two significant safety events will be held in conjunction with NBAA-BACE 2018. At the Single-Pilot Safety Standdown, operators will explore practical tips to enhance safety and mitigate risk. Following the theme of “Safety Begins with You,” the National Safety Forum will focus on the basics of maintaining skills, examine the physiology and psychology that affects performance and explore the relationship of leadership and professionalism in aviation safety.

A few days before Christmas, 1981, Leonard Greene flew the first flight for the newly created Corporate Angel Network (CAN). Greene flew a young man with bone cancer from his treatment in New York to his home in Michigan on Safe Flight Instrument Corporations’ King Air, creating a comfortable environment for the post-surgery patient. Greene had teamed up with friends Pat Blum and Jay Weinberg to officially form CAN, the organization that has now flown more than 56,000 cancer patient flights to date. To support this mission, NBAA is again collaborating with CAN to present the Fund an Angel Reception with live auction at the Hilton Orlando on Wednesday, Oct. 17 during NBAA-BACE

For 65 years, NBAA’s Flying Safety Awards have served as a testament to the high degree of professionalism and outstanding safety culture within member companies. In total, 1,137 companies and individuals earned awards this year for their accident/incident-free operations in 2017. These companies and individuals will be recognized at NBAA-BACE, Oct. 16-18 in Orlando, FL.