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A recent memo issued by the Office of Inspector General at the Department of Transportation (DOT IG) outlined several misgivings about guidance issued by the FAA last year regarding oversight of aircraft held by non-citizen trusts (NCTs).

Missouri Rep. Sam Graves (R-6-MO), who co-chairs the House General Aviation (GA) Caucus has been recognized in the Smithsonian Institution's prestigious Air & Space magazine for his ardent advocacy of general aviation.

Employees of Duke Energy, a 2013 recipient of the 60-year Safe Flying Achievement Award, have a drive to continuously improve.

Obtaining an FAA airworthiness certificate, ensuring a clean title and paying any applicable customs duties are just a few difficulties unique to importing an aircraft, experts say.

NASA plans to rename its Dryden Flight Research Center in California in honor of the late aerospace pioneer Neil Armstrong.

Accomplished test pilot and renowned air show performer Robert 'Bob' Hoover will be celebrated on Feb. 21, 2014 at the Paramount Studios Theater in Los Angeles, CA in 'A Tribute to Bob Hoover: A Lifetime of Excellence.'

Review the testimony given by Jamail Larkins, Ascension Aircraft, Inc., to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business on FAA’s Impact on Small Businesses in the General Aviation Industry

The International Business Aviation Council (BAC) is considering streamlining the IS-BAO standard to make it more accessible to smaller flight departments, particularly for “single-plane, single-pilot” operations.

NBAA commented on FAA's draft version of Advisory Circular 120-27F, Aircraft Weight and Balance Control, on Jan. 31, 2014.

NBAA has prepared an overview of the changes from the old RVSM authorization process guidance to the new, streamlined RVSM authorization process guidance.

TCB Air, which in 2013 became NBAA's 10,000th Member, uses a single King Air to save time and provide utility to its two Michigan-based manufacturing company owners. Read more about TCB Air, which was profiled in the Jan/Feb 2014 issue of Business Aviation Insider.

Georgia-based NCR, a 2013 recipient of the 60-year Safe Flying Achievement Award, takes a conservative, safe, professional approach to business aviation, with the support of the entire company.

Business Aviation: Working for California is the message of a No Plane No Gain ad appearing in a Valley Industry and Commerce Association handbook.

A joint FAA/industry working group, which included NBAA Members, recently published a final report that includes recommendations designed to mitigate the risks associated with automated cockpits.

NBAA presented its Silk Scarf Award on Jan. 30, 2014, to Harry Houckes, NBAA's longtime Southeast regional representative who was influential in building the Association's regional representative program.

For NBAA's Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) program to earn accreditation, it had to meet certain standards, including having a "public member" on the CAM Governing Board. The board actually has included a public member for the last several years, and Brad Baker, chairman of the board at Odyssey Marine Exploration, currently serves in that capacity. While he's not a business aviation professional, Baker is a pilot. He earned his private pilot's license at age 20 and is instrument-rated. In his first career, producing and selling computer software and equipment, he relied on business aviation to reach his customers.

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen traveled to Chicago, IL on Jan. 28, 2014, to discuss industry opportunities and concerns with the Chicago Area Business Aviation Association.

Pundits are hoping that 2014 will be the year when business aviation finally recovers from the Great Recession, and there are a number of encouraging signs that bode well for future.

More than 115 business aircraft professionals involved in aircraft transactional matters are already registered for NBAA’s 2014 Business Aircraft Finance, Registration & Legal Conference, which is set for Feb. 5 to 7 at the Loews Don CeSar Hotel St. Pete Beach, FL.

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its list of transportation safety focus areas for 2014, with three of the 10 items having application to business aviation.