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The additional award recognizes the important contribution that aircraft schedulers and licensed dispatchers make to the safe and efficient operation of business aircraft. Previously, schedulers and dispatchers had to apply under the Aviation Support Services category.

For the fourth year in a row, Ohio Gov. John Kasich declared December 2014 General Aviation Appreciation Month. Also, since late November 2104, top officials in 11 cities and counties have declared their appreciation for general aviation.

Even as the general aviation industry continues its gradual recovery from the Great Recession, the coming year will bring challenges both new and old for business aviation.

NBAA events will resume early in 2015, with programs focused on safety, evolving regulations, networking and continuing education.

In 2014, there more than 1 million unique visitors to NBAA.org. The website included news articles that were referenced in the Association’s weekly email newsletter, NBAA Update, and shared on NBAA’s official social media accounts.

In December 2014, the Southern California Aviation Association presented Dan Burkhart, founder of NBAA's Regional Program, with its Wings Award for his many years of service to business aviation in the region.

The U.S. aerospace industry is expected to ship more GA aircraft in 2015 than it did in 2014, according to AIA's 2014 Year-End Review and Forecast.

Two individuals with ties to NBAA, Robert Hartzell and Gene Kranz, have been selected by the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) to be enshrined in 2015.

The volume of air traffic will increase from now through Jan. 2, but NBAA Air Traffic Services is offering a number of tips that will make navigating the NAS easier during this busy period.

The FAA has determined that the random drug and alcohol testing rates for the aviation sector will remain unchanged in 2015.

While the General Aviation Pilot Protection Act was not reported for floor action in 2014, Dick Doubrava, NBAA vice president, government affairs, noted the strong level of bipartisan support adds momentum for these issues to be considered in 2015 by the incoming 114th Congress.

FirstEnergy Flight Logistics Lead Spring Adamo ordered copies of the Business Leaders on Business Aviation booklet for the company's flight operations team, so they could read about the benefits our industry brings to companies nationwide.

On Dec. 10, 2014, lawmakers on Capitol Hill expressed frustration with the slower-than-mandated rollout of commercial unmanned aircraft systems.

Blake Tumbleson, owner of Tumbleson Aviation Consulting, LLC in Murfreesboro, TN, uses the Business Leaders on Business Aviation booklet to assist first-time buyers of business aircraft.

A November 2014, FAA safety alert urges flight departments to raise awareness of aircraft misconfigurations on takeoff with an emphasis on flap position.

The FAA has compiled a list of 272 cold-temperature-restricted airports in 30 states that need altitude corrections to ensure the required obstacle clearance.

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen reiterated his call for the aviation community to continue to collaborate on FAA reauthorization issues and NextGen progress during a panel of industry leaders a Dec. 9, 2014, event sponsored by the Airline Pilots Association International.

Due to runway incursions at Salt Lake International Airport, NBAA has partnered with the Utah Business Aviation Association, airport staff and the FAA's Office of Runway Safety to assist in the development of a new hotspot poster.

For years, NBAA has represented the business aviation community in working collaboratively with the National Transportation Safety Board. That tradition continued on Dec. 3, 2014, when an NBAA delegation spent several hours at NTSB's headquarters in Washington, DC.