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The voting members of NBAA re-elected four directors for three-year terms expiring in 2019 during its annual meeting held today at the Orange County Convention Center.

NBAA, in conjunction with Solairus Aviation, today announced that a record eight scholarships will be awarded to current and aspiring Certified Aviation Managers (CAMs).

In response to member concerns, NBAA asked four experts what’s being done by the industry to protect airport airspace from errant drones.

Business Leaders on Business Aviation is the No Plane No Gain initiative offering testimony from a diverse group of CEOs about how business aircraft bring value to companies and contribute to company success.

In the Opening Day NBAA-BACE Report, you can see highlights from the Tuesday, Nov. 1 Opening General Session and more. Review the report.

A panel of business aviation experts moderated by David Keys, chief pilot of Peace River Citrus Products, took on the unique challenges facing small flight departments in an education session titled “The Changing Face of Small Flight Departments” held on the first day of NBAA-BACE. Small flight departments – that is, those with two or fewer aircraft – represent approximately 80 percent of NBAA’s membership.

The No Plane No Gain advocacy campaign has launched a new initiative designed to optimize the reach and effectiveness of social media. The new initiative features the use of a hashtag, #BizAvWorks, to be used on the campaign’s Twitter and Facebook platforms for promoting support for business aviation, and the recognition of its value, from elected officials and people in the industry alike.

Ten esteemed business leaders have joined those who have stepped forward in recent years to explain the value of business aviation to their companies as part of the No Plane No Gain advocacy campaign. The leaders are featured in the 2016 edition of the booklet titled Business Leaders on Business Aviation, released at the 2016 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition. "Over the years, we have seen increasing numbers of world-class business leaders raise their hands to testify to the value of business aviation," said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen.

Longtime aviation journalist Dave Higdon was honored with the NBAA Gold Wing Award for insightful reporting about business aviation.

In 2008, when U.S. automakers were criticized for traveling to Washington, DC on company airplanes looking for a government bailout, the late golf legend Arnold Palmer stepped forward to defend business aviation. Using business aircraft, he said, "is the single most productive thing I have done. It's given me the opportunity to compete more effectively in golf and in business." NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen had a chance to sit down with Palmer shortly before his passing on Sept. 25. Read what Palmer had to say in the November/December 2016 edition of Business Aviation Insider.