Category: NBAA

NBAA’s Tax Committee and regulatory issues advisory group have jointly created a new, members-only resource on exporting aircraft from the U.S. Dubbed the “Guide on Exporting Aircraft from the United States,” NBAA senior director of public policy and advocacy Scott O’Brien said the document includes detailed scenarios that reflect how business aircraft transactions occur, providing...

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A coalition of six general aviation organizations on Wednesday sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging the Department of Transportation to work with them on addressing what they called pressing congestion issues in the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). The letter—signed by AOPA president Mark Baker, EAA chairman Jack Pelton, GAMA president Pete Bunce,...

NBAA has secured a limited exemption for certain association members from the FAA requirement to begin reporting pilot records created on or after June 10 to the Pilot Records Database (PRD) within 30 days. The exemption applies to NBAA member companies conducting Part 91K and 135 operations that hold OpSpec A025 or MA205, respectively, for electronic training...

NBAA is praising the formation of the bipartisan Congressional Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Caucus, which aims to educate members about this emerging technology. Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-California), an ATP pilot and CFI, and Jimmy Panetta (D-California) are co-chairs of the caucus. According to NBAA, Reps. Garret Graves (R-Louisiana) and Dina Titus (D-Nevada) were also instrumental...

When I first broached the subject of a looming pilot shortage at NBAA–BACE in 2013, people in the audience told me I was crazy and said it would never happen. As I recall, I was even heckled by a few tenured pilots in attendance.  Well, it has indeed happened, and the situation continues to snowball....

NBAA presented its American Spirit Award to Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon), the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee who is retiring at the end of his term after serving in Congress for 36 years. The longest-serving House member from Oregon, DeFazio has served on T&I throughout his congressional career. “Our country has benefitted...

ATLANTA, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Volato, the most efficient way to own a private jet, today announced its participation in Collision Conference at the Enercare Centre in Toronto on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 and NBAA White Plains Regional Forum at Westchester County Airport in New York on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Collision is one of...

NBAA has joined with several other stakeholders in filing legal challenges to tomorrow’s planned closure of East Hampton Airport (KHTO) on New York’s Long Island. The town’s plan calls for the airport to reopen 33 hours later as private-use East Hampton Town Airport (KJPX), with access restrictions under a prior permission required (PPR) program. The latest...

The EU is requiring all carriers that fly passengers into the region to register for two new entry programs that are set to take effect in September of this year and then May 2023, NBAA is advising members. Noting that the term “carrier” applies to any person whose profession is to provide transport of persons, NBAA...