News & Publications

An FAA flight advisory and NOTAM outlining the details of the temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) has been released for the Philadelphia, PA area during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on July 24 to 28.

NBAA members attending the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture Oshkosh will find the association’s tent in a new location for 2016, but still the place to meet with NBAA staff and other members.

As of Aug. 19, 2016, business aircraft operators seeking authorization to fly in reduced vertical separation minimum airspace will no longer be required to develop a separate maintenance program for RVSM equipment.

LEENA FIVE usage for general aviation arrivals into Los Angeles International Airport has been extended until May 15, 2017.

With a theme of Steer Your Career, NBAA's Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee is actively planning education sessions for the 2017 Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, set for Feb. 7 to 10 in Fort Worth, TX.

Beginning July 18, 2016, AT&T has launched an experimental 5G cell phone system in the Austin, TX, area, which operates on a frequency immediately next to the frequencies used by aircraft radio altimeters.

New regulations that apply to small unmanned aircraft systems (s-UAS) weighing less than 55 pounds will go into effect Aug. 27, 2016.

Learn how to explain the limitations of inflight Wi-Fi to your passengers in the Quick Turns section of the July/August 2016 issue of NBAA's Business Aviation Insider magazine.

Congress passed and the President signed into law a bill extending funding and programs for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through Sept. 30, 2017.

The U.S. National Weather Service’s Aviation Weather Center wants feedback on a new, at-a-glance, color-coded experimental impacts Terminal Aerodrome Forecast Board for visualizing weather conditions at destination airports.

Due to GPS testing associated with military activity, the TCAS and ADS-B system may be less sensitive than normal in the airspace over portions of the Hawaiian Islands between July 11 and Aug. 2, 2016, between the surface and FL500.

An FAA flight advisory outlining the details of the temporary flight restrictions has been released for the Cleveland, OH area during the Republican National Convention on July 17 to 21, 2016.

On June 30, 2016, NBAA submitted comments to the FAA opposing the agency’s proposed revision to Master Minimum Equipment List Policy Letter-98, Navigation Databases.

Business aviation operators will face higher civil penalties for Department of Homeland Security regulatory violations.

Digital tools have facilitated flight department communications and administration, but they also have increased cyber vulnerability.

NBAA member Banker Steel, a Virginia-based steelmaker, uses business aviation to help manage its construction projects. Read more about this member who was profiled in the July/August, 2016 issue of Business Aviation Insider magazine.

NTSB is developing an investigative report on PIREPs, which have the potential to make aviation safer.

Business aircraft owners and operators in New Jersey and Nevada should join with NBAA in opposing potentially onerous proposed state tax changes.

General Aviation parking at Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) will be significantly reduced through the end of August 2016.

NBAA recently interviewed Rep. Bill Flores (R-17-TX), a member of the House General Aviation Caucus. Flores has served since 2010 a region covering portions of Central Texas from Waco to College Station to North Austin. "As a businessman and a pilot, I was fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to develop a personal perspective on the value of business aviation to companies in my district, my state and the nation," he said. Read more of NBAA's Q&A with Flores in the May/June 2016 issue of Business Aviation Insider.