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The world is becoming more interconnected as the rapid advancement in 'connectivity' technologies escalates. Smartphones, tablets and a host of other electronic devices for personal and business use are now commonplace, and as a result business travelers today expect to remain connected whether they are at the office or 40,000 feet in the air.

The FAA has issued 2015-2016 Holdover Times and Allowance Guidance. Holdover time is the estimated period for which deicing fluid will prevent the accumulation of ice, snow or frost on the aircraft.

On Aug. 20, 2015, the Oakland International Airport (OAK) CNDEL and KATFH RANV SIDs will be revised and up numbered.

Owen Woodland won an NBAA training scholarship that enabled him to obtain his dispatcher certificate after graduating in May 2015 from the University of Dubuque. That scholarship – along with college coursework, internships and mentoring – helped Woodland land a full-time job as an operations and account specialist at Delaware-based Fireside Partners, an aviation emergency response services provider.

A revision to airspace over the upper Midwest will take place in September 2015, but its effects on business aircraft operators should be minimal, thanks in part to engagement efforts by NBAA.

The O'Hare Modernization Program will reach a milestone on Oct. 15, 2015, when a new 7,500-foot runway opens and the new FAA South ATC Tower is commissioned.

The FAA recently announced plans to end publication of VFR World Aeronautical Charts, despite prior assurances that the agency would first provide industry stakeholders with an opportunity to comment on any such proposal.

The NBAA Security Council is planning to develop new resources to help Member Companies manage technology security threats.

It takes a strong flight department leader who is attuned to the business needs of the company to bridge the gap between hangar and headquarters.

Upcoming airspace changes will be discussed at the Charlotte (NC) Metroplex team's Industry Day event, set for Aug. 27. 2015.

NBAA will host a Jeppesen-sponsored weather charts webinar on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015.

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee signed the Transportation Appropriations Bill, which reallocated 100 percent of aircraft excise tax revenue to aviation without raising the tax itself.

As NBAA's Central regional representatives, Bob Quinn works with Members in the Midwest on advocacy and legislative issues.

Jeremy Leonard's internship with NBAA in the summer of 2013 has led to a career in business aviation.

Runway 5/23 at Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) will have scheduled daily closures from Aug.12 to 18, 2015, due to runway maintenance projects.

The FAA issued an order discontinuing production of acoustic, self-powered underwater locator beacons with 30-day batteries installed, in favor of devices with batteries meeting a minimum performance standard of 90-days.

As Congress heads toward recess, NBAA Members have an opportunity to build on a Call to Action regarding a proposal to introduce FAA reauthorization legislation that would establish a privatized air traffic control system funded by user fees.

Sanderson has acquired a new airplane roughly every three years since 2001, growing from one Beech Baron 58 and three pilots in the 1990s to six jets, 20 pilots and five maintenance technicians today. And now the department’s personnel are split into two shifts per day. Learn more about this featured member company.

The Senate Finance Committee recently voted to extend bonus depreciation and other tax incentives (known as “tax extenders”) by two years through Dec. 31, 2016, and NBAA has urged Congress to promptly consider this and other tax extenders measures.