News & Publications

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.

On June 23, 2016, at a town hall meeting in Racine, WI, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen called upon those in the general aviation community to make their voices heard in opposition to proposals for creating a privatized ATC system, funded with user fees.

NBAA is encouraging members to provide input by July 1, 2016, on the NTSB's current process for creating, submitting and disseminating Pilot Weather Reports (PIREPs).

This resource provides an introduction to rules and regulations of petitioning the FAA for a commercial unmanned aerial system Section 333 exemption, including detailed synopses of commonly requested exemptions from specific regulations.

The FAA has released recommendations on how to better assess and improve flight crew members' mental fitness for duty.

Business aircraft operators can learn how to hire a contract dispatcher in the May/June 2016 issue of NBAA's Business Aviation Insider magazine.

NBAA’s Christa Fornarotto urges Floridians to oppose ATC privatization during industry panel at the Florida Aviation Business Association annual conference.

NBAA Safety Committee's award-nominated video, Alone in the Cockpit, raises awareness of single-pilot safety considerations.

NBAA has honored Guy Viselé, a Belgian attorney, pilot, FBO manager and consultant to the European Business Aviation Association, with its Silk Scarf Award.

The FAA is conducting a survey on its Runway Status Lights program to gather data and review the program.

NBAA Chief Operating Officer Steve Brown participated on a General Aviation CEO panel discussion on June 9, 2016, where he reiterated concern over proposals for creating a privatized air traffic control system funded by user fees.

Operational issues, severe weather avoidance plans and construction updates were among the topics discussed at Teterboro Airport’s (TEB) bi-annual Chief Pilot Webinar, which was held May 31, 2016.

The Navigator section of the May/June 2016 Business Aviation Insider, provided by NBAA Air Traffic Services, explains the new, more efficient Federal NOTAM System coming in fall 2016.

On June 2, 2016, NBAA President and CEO participated in a major aviation policy panel discussion hosted by RTCA, which focused on FAA reauthorization.