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The Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association has long been promoting the importance of safety in the industry. The group hosted its Second Annual PNBAA Safety Officer Roundtable and 10th Annual PNBAA Safety & Security Day, April 4-5, 2018.

The new Advisory Circular (AC) 90-66B replaces two advisories: one from 1993 that addressed traffic patterns, and another from 1990 that provided communication guidance.

NBAA has tips for how business aircraft operators can evaluate supplemental lift providers in the March/April 2018 Dispatch section of Business Aviation Insider magazine.

Last week’s NBAA Flight Plan podcast looked at the phraseology “climb via,” which has caused some confusion since it was introduced in 2014. This week, the podcast examines the practical implications of flying a climb via departure. “NextGen is all about fitting more aircraft in a smaller airspace and the intent of the procedure designers, both SIDs and STARs, is that they be auto flown,” said NBAA Access Committee member Keith Gordon, who participated on the team that led to climb via implementation. “However, we have to be trained, we have to be skilled enough that when something happens. whether a controller has to intervene, that we have the ability to do it.”

Cirrus Aircraft has been named as the recipient of the 2017 Robert J. Collier Trophy, given annually by the National Aeronautic Association. Cirrus received the honor for its Vision Jet, which the FAA officially certified at NBAA’s 2016 convention.

As drone usage increases, it’s important for operators to understand the difference between commercial and recreational use of unmanned aircraft systems.

An April 1, 2018. article in the trade press stated the FAA will postpone the deadline for ADS-B compliance to 2040, but the deadline remains Jan. 1, 2020.

David Stohr, president and co-founder of Air Training International, and member of NBAA’s International Operators Committee, received the NBAA Silk Scarf Award.

The main reason businesses choose to use an aircraft to help meet their transportation needs is that the sign of a well-managed enterprise, NBAA tells CNBC in response to a March 26, 2018, report.

The main reason businesses choose to use an aircraft to help meet their transportation needs is that the sign of a well-managed enterprise, NBAA tells CNBC in response to a March 26, 2018, report.

NBAA’s Western Regional Representative Stacy Howard represented business aviation interests at aviation day events in California and Hawaii.

Paula Derks announced her retirement as president of the Aircraft Electronics Association on March 26, 2018.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act revised the way IRS calculates inflation adjusted changes to various tax rates. For the federal excise tax on air transportation of persons, the domestic segment fee has been changed to $4.10, and the head tax for flights beginning or ending in Alaska or Hawaii is now $9.10. The international head tax remains at $18.30 for calendar year 2018, and the 7.5 percent tax on amounts paid for commercial air transportation of persons also remains unchanged.

NBAA welcomed passage of an omnibus spending bill to fund the government, which includes an extension of funding and programs for the FAA to Sept. 30, 2018.