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Legislation has been introduced in Congress that would regulate helicopter use in the Los Angeles, CA area.

A new jobs and career website for pilots, flight attendants, technicians and other aviation professionals has been launched by Aviation Workforce Development, Inc.

The FAA issued a NOTAM allowing properly-equipped aircraft to be issued IFR departure clearances from uncontrolled airports that are beyond 40 NM from the NAVAID without radar monitoring.

Information on the Runway 19 Dalton Departure at Teterboro (TEB).

A set of global best practices developed by and for the industry, the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) offers guidance to flight departments that focuses on the development of safety management as a team.

Key voices, including NBAA, are working to put forward the facts about business aviation's importance and call upon the White House to stop targeting the industry with 'job-killing' tax proposals.

The Georgia Business Aviation Association is the latest regional aviation group to ask its congressional delegation to reject the Obama administration's proposed $100 per flight user fee.

A working group of representatives from general aviation organizations, including NBAA, recently submitted its list of proposed revisions to the TSA security guidance for general aviation airports.

Starting on Feb. 18, 2014, the FAA will disseminate letters to airmen via its website.

GAMA uses Feb. 12, 2013 media event to highlight the importance of the No Plane No Gain campaign

As the 113th Congress gets underway, and Washington policymakers focus on the need for serious proposals to reduce the nation’s deficit, the rhetoric from the White House on the issue has often focused on business aviation, and on the notion that deficit reduction can be had by closing “loopholes” like those provided on tax payments, or depreciation schedules, related to business aircraft.

A new community airport opened Jan. 25 in Cleveland, TN, about 30 miles northeast of Chattanooga. The Cleveland Regional Jetport (RZR) replaces nearby Hardwick Field, where the runway couldn't be extended to accommodate the larger general aviation aircraft the community aims to attract with the development.

The Flight Safety Foundation has launched a new program to promote sharing aviation safety information derived from operational data worldwide.

As Congress prepares to address the federal government’s financial challenges, many – from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-4-KS), to the media – have weighed in on what a Feb. 4 editorial in The Washington Times called President Obama’s “corporate jet obsession.”

The new Texas Legislative General Aviation Caucus, formed during the 2013 session, recently held its first meeting.

NBAA joined with members of the North Dakota Aviation Council on Feb. 8, 2103, to sponsor an Aviation Day breakfast and gathering at the state capitol building in Bismarck.

The Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration continue to monitor reports on the search for accused killer Christopher Dorner.

The FAA is asking NBAA Members to submit any comments or problems through one of the agency’s managers of tactical operations.

NBAA issued a statement regarding White House comments that focused on misleading statements related to depreciation schedules for business aircraft.

Reports show U.S. business jets flown by full-time crew were fatality-free in 2012, though there was an overall increase in the number of business jet accidents.