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Companies and business aviation professionals considering the sale of an aircraft may benefit from a seminar offered at NBAA's first 2014 Business Aviation Regional Forum on Jan. 30, 2014, in Boca Raton, FL.

Alan and Dale Klapmeier, founders of Cirrus Aircraft, are among the 2014 inductees announced recently by the National Aviation Hall of Fame.

Business aviation was affected by a number of governmental issues in 2013, most notably the federal government shutdown in October.

A Dec. 16, 2013 article in The New York Times called attention to the vital role of business aviation in helping companies access new markets in hard-to-reach locations around the globe.

Regional business aviation groups around the country are increasingly holding career days, underscoring the importance of letting young people know about the opportunities in business aviation.

NBAA's Certified Aviation Manager program is now accredited by one of the premier U.S. organizations aimed at demonstrating the quality of professional training and commitment.

The weekly No Plane No Gain newsletter keeps the business aviation community up-to-date on the campaign and its efforts to promote general aviation.

Shawnee, KS-based Jackson & Wade, LLC, a law firm specializing in aviation, is NBAA’s newest approved Professional Development Program (PDP) provider.

NBAA presented its Silk Scarf Award to Jay Mesinger in recognition of his exemplary efforts on behalf of NBAA and business aviation.

A Dec. 12 House committee hearing provided a welcome opportunity for NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen to acknowledge the need for continuing congressional engagement on two issues: one affecting pilots certificated in the United States, the other international in scope.

NBAA testified before the Subcommittee on Aviation of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Read the written testimony by Ed Bolen, NBAA President and CEO given at the House Hearing ‘The State of American Aviation’ before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Aviation Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

In a recent opinion, the U.S. Tax Court held that a new aircraft delivered in December 2003 was not “placed in service” for depreciation purposes until modifications were completed in 2004.

NBAA welcomed passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of H.R.1204, the Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013.

The 1,700 employees of Universal Weather and Aviation Inc. will soon be sporting No Plane No Gain lapel pins to demonstrate their support of business aviation. They will also distribute the pins to aviation and government officials around the world.

OpenAirplane is a Chicago-based company that combines the Internet, mobile apps and a growing network of aircraft providers to get more pilots into the air, regardless of where they are when they want to fly.

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen, along with other general aviation leaders, met today with elected officials in a “Small Business Roundtable” to voice their concerns about a number of challenges facing general aviation, including the current government shutdown.

A study conducted on behalf of the Missouri Department of Transportation underscored the economic contributions derived from the nine commercial-use and 99 general aviation airports in the state.

NBAA thanked a key U.S. House of Representatives panel for approving legislation that would compel the FAA to follow established rulemaking processes before implementing a new requirement that some pilots be screened for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) prior to receiving a medical certificate. The legislation, H.R. 3578, was introduced on Nov. 21 by Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-2-NJ), chairman of the Transportation Committee's Aviation Subcommittee. The bill responds to a new policy, first reported in a November 2013 FAA newsletter, that the agency would soon begin subjecting pilots with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or greater to OSA screening.

General aviation (GA) advocates in the Northwest are applauding the formation of the region's first state aviation caucus, which was formally launched in the Washington legislature on Nov. 22 by state Sen. Jim Honeyford (R-Sunnyside). "Our goals will include the promotion of general aviation in Washington and support for smaller airports in the state," said Honeyford. "I also would like to try to make sure that the tax on avgas, which currently helps fund all of transportation, not necessarily general aviation - goes back to enhance general aviation."