News & Publications

A new effort to improve the gathering and dissemination of weather information to general aviation operators was highlighted on July 21, 2014, as NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen announced the formation of a new NBAA Weather Subcommittee.

NBAA Members that were invited in 2014 to take part in the FAA's annual General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey are encouraged to submit their completed forms at their earliest convenience.

NBAA will be on hand July 28 through Aug. 3, 2014, for the Experimental Aircraft Association's 2014 AirVenure Oshkosh.

In July 2014, the FAA released the new approval for automatic dependent surveillance broadcast – out (ADS-B Out) operations outside of U.S.-designated airspace.

Due to an instrument landing system upgrade, Westchester County Airport, in White Plains, NY, will experience an outage of its Runway 34 localizer from July 28, 2014, through Aug. 23, 2014.

Quick action in June 2014, on the part of the aviation community, helped a critically ill 3-year-old boy return home to Columbia, SC from the Republic of Cyprus, where his family had been living.

NBAA is encouraging business aviation pilots to participate in a federal study of new technology and flight-deck procedures.

Kentucky Gov. Steven Beshear has expressed his support for aviation by declaring July 2014 Aviation Appreciation Month.

Political power couple James Carville and Mary Matalin are slated to appear in an hour-long moderated discussion on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, the second day of NBAA's Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA2014).

Review NBAA's writen testimony before the Subcommittee on Aviation of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Aviation Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Washington, DC

Molly Hitch interned with NBAA in the summer of 2013, and took the skills she learned to help land a job in the business aviation industry after graduating from college.

Summer is usually the time when lawmakers leave town and head back to their home states and districts, to hear from constituents. For NBAA, it’s also a good time of year to talk about the benefits of business aviation.

As part of a runway safety improvement project at Charles M. Schultz Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, CA, Runway 14/32 is closed until Oct.15, 2014, and there will be a series of upcoming nighttime Runway 2/20 closures.

The FAA announced that nine potential replacement fuel proposals for 100 low-lead aviation gasoline were submitted for consideration by the agency ahead of a July 1, 2014, deadline.

The FAA expects that by Aug. 31, 2014, it will take the first step toward codifying the agency's five-year phased plan to integrate unmanned aircraft systems into the National Airspace System.

Scottsdale Mayor W.J. 'Jim' Lane in June 2014 toasted the success of Scottsdale Airpark, issuing a proclamation declaring June as Arizona General Aviation Appreciation Month.

Organizers of an August 2014, symposium focused on the development of a robust GA infrastructure in China are using No Plane No Gain materials to highlight the importance of business aviation.

Many regional business aviation groups have created a strong annual tradition of hosting safety-focused events in the summer months.

NBAA’s Safety Committee is in the final stages of development for an Airport Audit Tool to help Members assess safety risks at airports around the world.