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The unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) fleet will mushroom through 2020, aided by new FAA rules and emerging roles for business use of unmanned aircraft, according to the FAA.

Local and regional aviation groups have answered NBAA's Call to Action in support the Senate’s version of FAA reauthorization legislation, which does not include provisions for a privatized ATC system.

Business aviation operators will benefit from revised, extensive guidelines for conducting required navigation performance (RNP) operations, as defined in an advisory circular released by the FAA in March 2016.

A rehabilitation project that will close Runway 10L/28R for six months begins April 4, 2016, at Port Columbus International Airport.

On March 31 2016, at the FAA's annual General Aviation Safety Summit in Washington, DC, NBAA Chief Operating Officer Steve Brown reemphasized the need to use data to address current limitations in business aviation training and operations.

The FAA issued a letter to airmen reference for ATC communication procedures at Georgia’s McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport.

Ten highly respected CEOs from some of the country's most dynamic and widely known companies have unambiguously affirmed how business aviation works for their companies, in a No Plane No Gain advocacy initiative titled 'Top Ten.'

The general aviation community has always financially contributed to the national air transportation system. Since the inception of the Airport/Airways Trust Fund, the general aviation community has contributed to the system through a “fuel tax.”

With the full Senate expected to vote on its version of the FAA reauthorization bill in early April, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen said now is the time for NBAA members to contact senators in the support of the legislation.

Five mayors in Florida, Vermont and West Virginia honor general aviation’s value to their local economies by declaring General Aviation Appreciation Month.

NBAA recently worked with the International Business Aviation Council to provide important input on aircraft emissions issues to ICAO policymakers.

More than 400,000 unmanned aircraft system owners have registered their small UAS since the FAA’s registration rule took effect on Dec. 21, 2015.

Business Aviation Insider magazine has tips to help U.S-based business aircraft operators traveling overseas prepare for non-aviation emergencies.

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has signed into law HB 361, which makes permanent a sales tax exemption on aircraft parts for out of state aircraft.

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen and NBAA Vice President of Government Affairs Christa Fornarotto visited Lansing, MI in March 2016 to encourage the local business aviation community to continue its advocacy efforts.

NBAA’s 2016 Compensation Survey, which opens March 16, enables member companies to benchmark their flight department salaries against industry peers and, by providing their own data, gain free access to the results.

Contact: Dan Hubbard, (202) 783-9360, dhubbard@nbaa.org Washington, DC, March 16, 2016 –   Reasserting the critical role provided by contract air traffic control towers at community airports across … Continued

The National Air Transportation Association, the National Business Aviation Association and a group of on-demand air carriers and training centers have developed recommendations for the Federal Aviation Administration to modernize training for air carriers operating under Part 135.

Denver Center is testing the Ground Interval Management System for turbojet aircraft arriving Denver International Airport from the Northeast.