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NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen expressed concern that Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast technology may not include needed protections for operators' privacy and security.

At NBAA's 2015 Leadership Conference, a panel of industry experts discussed the business and economic opportunities for unmanned aircraft systems.

So far in 2015, more than a dozen U.S. cities and counties from coast to coast have publicly acknowledged the value of general aviation, including business aviation. Separately, NBAA earned a special recognition in February 2015, from state officials for the Association's work in Nevada.

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) recently named Bruce Mayes as its new auditor accreditation manager for the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) and International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) programs.

NBAA is opposed to a proposed town ordinance in East Hampton, NY, which seeks to place four significant operational restrictions on the use of the East Hampton Airport.

NBAA's six regional representatives use resources such as the Business Leaders on Business Aviation booklet to showcase the industry's value when talking with lawmakers and other influential policymakers.

At some of the nation's busiest airports, air traffic controllers are planning to squeeze more aircraft into the same skies surrounding to save fuel and time, and increase capacity, all while reducing aircraft emissions.

In my newest series of books about why certain teams win championships in professional sports, I was blown away by the importance of one singular metric that was consistently woven throughout the locker rooms and front offices of every successful organization I researched: chemistry.

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)

The Association welcomes the release of a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to regulate non-recreational use of s-UAS, or drones, under a newly created Part 107 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs).

Support for aviation continues to gain momentum in Washington state, where two positive funding bills are making their way through the state legislature, the Washington State Legislature Aviation Caucus continues to grow, and a recent Washington Airport Awareness Day highlighted the importance of airports and the aviation system to the Evergreen State. The two bills under consideration would ensure that 100 percent of the aircraft excise tax would go to the state aeronautics fund. Learn more about support for business aviation in Washington state.

It was impossible to ignore the message of the No Plane No Gain advocacy campaign during the 2015 NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, or SDC2015, with conference exhibitor Universal Weather & Aviation playing a prominent role in spreading the word.

Spreading the word about the importance of general aviation manufacturing jobs and their support to the U.S. economy was a prominent theme of the GAMA State of the Industry news conference on Feb. 11, 2015.

Vince Lombardi, the legendary coach of the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, would begin each training camp by addressing his players with a football in his hand, exclaiming, "Men, this is a football, and this is how we are going to carry our football." Sound ridiculous? It shouldn’t. Actually, since the tragedy of Sept. 11 and the scandals and mismanagement of companies like Enron, Worldcom and other corporate giants, the pendulum is swinging back to the side of solid business fundamentals.

A proposal requiring aircraft operators to track their airplanes and outfit them with automatically deployable flight recorders was discussed at the February 2015, ICAO safety conference, but the proposed regulations will not affect the majority of business aircraft operators.

Electronic cigarettes are a potential fire risk in baggage stored in an aircraft's cargo hold, warns a recently issued FAA Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO).

NBAA Members can use the Association's Contact Congress resource to let lawmakers know they disagree with President Obama's proposal to lengthen the tax-depreciation period for business aircraft from five years to seven.

As in many other states nationwide, aviation industry leaders in Minnesota have worked hard to improve relations with state lawmakers. Now, business aviation advocates in Minnesota are hoping to take the next step: the creation of a state General Aviation Caucus. The Minnesota Business Aviation Association, last week, helped host lawmakers at the annual state aviation day at St. Paul Downtown Airport (STP), giving legislators a chance to see business aviation in action. As the legislative season in states across the country gets underway, aviation advocates are organizing similar events designed to put operators in touch with lawmakers.

In a Feb. 5, 2015, session at the Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference, a panel of experts discussed how schedulers and dispatchers deal with their fitness-for-duty challenges.

The FAA recently published InFO 14012 in reference to flight plan discrepancies and amendment filing procedures, in order to remind operators of the importance of following appropriate procedures when amending a flight plan.