The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomes the U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s vote to advance a comprehensive funding package for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that includes several important provisions to enhance aviation safety, security, technology and workforce development, while also reiterating opposition to air traffic control (ATC) privatization.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today welcomed U.S. Senate confirmation of Bryan Bedford as the next permanent administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Bedford is a longtime pilot with decades of leadership and management experience at regional carriers Mesaba Airlines, Business Express Airlines and, most recently, Republic Airways.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed today’s final vote in the House of Representatives of a bill with multiple NBAA-supported initiatives to promote the growth, safety and sustainability of the U.S. aviation industry. The wide-ranging budget reconciliation measure was initially passed in the House on May 22. The Senate passed its revised version on July 1, sending the bill back to the House for today’s vote. The bill now heads to the president’s desk, and he is expected to sign the legislation into law.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) congratulates the Joan Sullivan Garrett, a visionary in airborne emergency medical care, on her selection as the 2025 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy recipient from the National Aeronautic Association (NAA).
Read MoreBusiness aviation’s largest and most important event will launch this year with a series of dazzling opening-day moments that unleash the potential of an essential industry, and highlight the power of its seminal annual gathering.
Read MoreNBAA welcomes the recent introduction of several federal directives, which redouble government agencies’ focus on advancing U.S. aviation as the gold standard in aerospace for decades to come. Specifically, three Executive Orders (EOs) issued by the administration aim to foster the development and use of American UAS, support airspace safety and security and usher in a new era of supersonic flight.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) commended government agency leaders for hosting an important Industry Day to provide a starting point for aviation stakeholders to begin charting the way forward on a full overhaul of the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system in the coming years.
Read MoreOn the heels of a key Senate committee hearing today, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) called upon lawmakers to move forward on the nomination of Bryan Bedford as the next permanent administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Read MoreNational Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen has delivered a powerful message to lawmakers on the U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee on the “national imperative” to reform the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) infrastructure to maintain safety in the world’s most complex airspace network.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomes passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of multiple initiatives supporting the growth, safety and sustainability of the nation’s aviation industry and infrastructure included in a budget reconciliation bill. The bill includes $12.5 billion to fund airport and air traffic control (ATC) projects over the next four years. These include replacing aging radar systems, control towers and terminal radar approach control facilities, as well as expanding controller recruitment and training.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) congratulates Cook Flight Operations Capt. Doug Rock for becoming the 1,000th Certified Aviation Manager (CAM), a landmark achievement for a training program that has become the gold standard for leadership development in business aviation.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has recognized Greg Voos, the association’s Southeast regional director, who recently retired after 11 years of service on behalf of NBAA members in Alabama, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Read MoreNBAA, NATA and more than 50 other industry groups have joined together in support of Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy’s proposal for a comprehensive upgrade of the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system, which serves approximately 45,000 flights and 2.9 million passengers every day.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) congratulates four-time space shuttle astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force test pilot and steadfast industry safety champion Charlie Precourt on receiving the Flight Safety Foundation’s 2025 Business Aviation Meritorious Service Award today at the 70th Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS) in Charlotte, NC.
Read MoreMultiplatinum artist, accomplished pilot and aviation champion Dierks Bentley will keynote the opening day of the 2025 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) taking place Oct. 14-16 in Las Vegas, NV.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has called upon the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to support President Trump’s nomination of Jared Isaacman to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced that Gregory Feith, former senior air safety investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and retired U.S. Navy Commander Manny Sanchez will be keynote speakers at NBAA’s Maintenance Conference, April 29-May 1 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the National Air Transportation Association (NTAT) have joined more than a dozen aviation associations in the launch of the “National Pause for General Aviation (GA) Safety,” an FAA Safety Team-supported initiative, also backed by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), which focuses on continually enhancing the safety of GA operations.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA’s) Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC) left an indelible mark on the industry’s 2025 event calendar, with unmatched opportunities for networking, learning and sharing new ways to navigate challenges, now and in the future.
Read MoreThe National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) recently honored Pete Bunce, longtime president and CEO of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), with an award recognizing his decades of industry advocacy and leadership. Bunce will retire next month from GAMA after 20 years at the helm of the group representing general aviation airframe, avionics, powerplant and other original equipment manufacturers.
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