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NBAA's 2015 Business Aviation Taxes Seminar (BATS), held May 8 in Dallas, TX, attracted a record number of attendees interested in learning about emerging issues in federal and state tax regulations, and how to handle them.

An NBAA webinar on May 27, 2015, will discuss an alternate method of compliance for validating required navigation performance authorization required approach data.

NBAA staged its first-ever Alaska Business Aviation Safety Workshop at Landmark Aviation in Anchorage on May 1, 2015.

The En Route Automation Modernization project is now live, linking computers at 20 air route traffic control center facilities throughout the country.

While Congress is in session, NBAA representatives, including government affairs vice presidents Dick Doubrava and Christa Fornarotto, are working to ensure that lawmakers on Capitol Hill understand the importance of business aviation.

Five new RNAV STARs will be implemented for the San Francisco-area airports on April 30, 2015.

With UAS becoming more popular, the FAA has granted Auburn University approval to operate a new UAS Flight School as part of its Aviation Center. Auburn hopes to launch it's program in June, and will open the non-credit classes to anyone interested, not just Auburn students.

Arkansas' legislature on April 7, 2015, passed a sales and use-tax exemption for aircraft maintenance, as well as a flyaway exemption for aircraft sales.

Governors of Florida, Missouri, Tennessee and Utah, and mayors of New Smyrna Beach, FL and Jefferson City, MO, have issued proclamations acknowledging the importance of general aviation, including business aviation.

Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN), serving Sun Valley, ID, will close April 26, 2015, to May 20, 2015, for the last phase of airport reconfiguration.

Beginning May 1, 2015, a major runway construction project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will close Runway 16C/34C for six months.

The Washington State DOR issued a final tax avoidance rule that can limit the sale for resale exemption on leasing structures.

The need for general aviation pilots to remain vigilant while operating aircraft immediately following maintenance is among the lessons highlighted in four safety alerts issued in April 2015, by the National Transportation Safety Board.

To optimize the airspace surrounding Montana's Billings Logan International Airport, four new RNAV standard terminal arrival routes will take effect April 30.

The FAA has proposed eliminating 736 ground-based non-directional beacon and very high frequency, omnidirectional radio range instrument approach procedures from the National Airspace System.

NBAA’s annual Compensation Survey – the industry’s most comprehensive survey on business aviation salaries and benefits – is now open for participation. All Member Companies operating aircraft are invited and encouraged to be a part of the survey by providing compensation and company data.

As more pilots are turning to websites and electronic apps for their pre-flight planning, the FAA is making changes to the way its flight service stations operate.

Several small and large fixed base operators (FBOs) around the world are in the process of adopting the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH).

After Dec. 31, 2017, all aircraft radios operated in Europe must be 8.33 kHz-capable. Most aircraft from abroad have the capability in place.

Members in Arizona should support Senate bill 1174 in Arizona that will reform the aviation tax system.