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NBAA member Premier Bone and Joint Centers, a Wyoming-based orthopedist practice, uses business aviation to enable seven doctors to treat patients all across Wyoming. Read more about this company, which was profiled in the January/February 2016 issue of Business Aviation Insider magazine.

For more than a decade, generational transition has been a hot topic in business aviation. As the average age of managers in the industry ticks higher, pundits have given advice on how to hire millennials, how to train them, how to integrate them into teams and what they expect as customers.

NBAA's Domestic Operations Committee has created a Customs Checklists resource to assist business aviation operators in meeting Customs and Border Protection requirements at U.S. ports of entry.

In January and February 2016, Runways 4R/22L and 4L/22R at Falcon Field Airport in Mesa, AZ will be closed non-concurrently for the taxiway ALPHA re-alignment construction project.

While clear communication and an understanding of local cultures is important in avoiding unpleasant international catering surprises, industry experts agree that vigilance regarding food safety and security should be an aircraft operator’s top priorities when using food services overseas.

In December 2015, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor issued a proclamation recognizing General Aviation Appreciation Month, which was also noted by 11 cities leaders around the country.

Mobile technology saves money and time, but transitioning to a paperless flight operation requires planning, according to experts who took part in a Dec. 16, 2015, NBAA webinar.

NBAA member Sheltair Aviation is already benefitting from New York’s new sales-and-use tax exemption on general aviation aircraft and related equipment, a measure that NBAA pushed for to lower the cost of doing business in the state.

Several popular general aviation airports may participate in an FAA program that will provide funding for the mitigation of runway incursions at facilities that have complex runway-taxiway geometry.

Staffing concerns, lost employee productivity and potential savings in time and cost are some of the common reasons why flight departments are moving toward in-house training for aircraft maintenance technicians and other personnel. Perhaps more importantly, this type of education helps promote a positive, collaborative work environment.

Recently, Congress has introduced a bill that provides for a year-end tax extenders agreement, The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (“the Act”). The House and Senate passed the Act on Dec. 18, and the president is expected to sign it into law shortly thereafter.

The November/December 2015 issue of NBAA's Business Aviation Insider features a Capital View Q&A with Senate GA Caucus Co-Chair John Boozman.

Officials at Wyoming's Jackson Hole Airport recommend avoiding scheduling of flights into or out of Jackson Hole between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. local time in December 2015, due to commercial traffic at that time.

The FAA has issued Information for Operators 15015, which emphasizes the importance of providing aircraft registration information and the address code in the proper format.

During certain times of the year, particularly during the winter, seasonal traffic between the northeastern US and Florida increases dramatically. Offshore radar routes, and in some cases the Virginia Capes Operating Area (VACAPES), can be used to reduce congestion.

Between Christmas and New Year's Day of 2015, the U.S. military will again open portions of the VACAPES airspace off the mid-Atlantic coast to civilian air traffic, reducing airspace congestion along the East Coast.

The U.S. Department of Transportation and FAA will issue regulations on Dec. 15, 2015, governing the registration of many small, unmanned aircraft systems operated in the national airspace system.

From Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, at 0700 local (1500Z) to Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at 2200 local (0600z/19), ATC will assign an amended altitude with the Descend Via clearance for aircraft arriving via the DYAMD Two STAR (RNAV) into San Francisco.

NBAA outlines its response plan to the NTSB recommendation calling for NBAA to work with business aviation flight operations quality assurance groups to analyze data for compliance with pre-departure flight control checks.