In a strongly worded letter to the leadership of Santa Clara County California, the FAA is investigating the county’s ongoing safety issues, including its rushed ban of 100LL fuel as of Jan. 1, 2022, as it considers possible violations of federal law. Aviation groups, as well as local pilots and airport-based businesses, have shown that […]
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FAA Selects Capt. Billy Nolen to Lead Safety Office
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has selected Captain Billy Nolen, an experienced aviation safety professional and former airline captain, to head the agency’s aviation safety organization. As Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Nolen will lead a team of more than 7,600 FAA employees who oversee all aspects of aviation safety, including aerospace […]
NBAA Applauds Introduction of Legislation Supporting AAM Infrastructure Development
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed last week’s introduction in the U.S. House of Representatives of a bill to facilitate the expansion of advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure, an industry poised to revolutionize sustainable air transportation. Introduced by House Transportation and Infrastructure Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA-2), Ranking Aviation Subcommittee Member Garret […]
GAMA Welcomes Alex Burkett as General Counsel and Director of Safety and Regulatory Affairs
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced the addition of Alex Burkett to serve as the association’s General Counsel and Director of Safety and Regulatory Affairs. Burkett joins GAMA with many years of experience in aviation policy and safety. Most recently, he served as Staff Director and Special Advisor on Aviation Safety for the U.S. […]
Aviation Groups Call on FAA to Mitigate Santa Clara County’s Rushed Decision to Ban 100LL Fuel
While the entire general aviation industry supports, and is actively pushing toward, an unleaded fuel future, it is deeply concerned with a rash decision by Santa Clara (Calif.) County to ban the sale of 100LL as of January 1, 2022. This move will leave piston-engine aircraft at the airports with no fuel option approved for […]
NBAA Thanks Linda Peters for Her Decades of Service
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced that Vice President of Exhibits Linda Peters is retiring Jan. 12, 2022, after nearly 28 years of service with the association. “Throughout her career with NBAA, Linda’s invaluable counsel has ensured that our exhibitors get the highest value from their investment in our shows,” said NBAA President […]
Major General Charles Bolden, USMC (Ret.) to Receive the 2020-21 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy
The Aero Club of Washington has announced it will join with the National Aeronautic Association to present the prestigious Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy 2020-21 to Major General Charles Bolden, USMC (Ret.) on Friday, December 17, at its annual Wright Memorial Dinner. First as a Marine Corps Major General and then as NASA Administrator, Charles F. […]
Aviation Associations Recognize Retiring Chair Peter DeFazio for His Leadership and Legacy
Aviation Associations, including AAAE, NBAA, NATCA, and NASAO expressed their appreciation to Oregon Congressman and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-4-OR), who for more than three decades has been a passionate advocate and fierce champion for aviation safety, transportation labor, and the front-line workers who power the engine that drives […]
NBAA, GAMA Welcomes Senate Confirmation of Sullenberger as ICAO Ambassador
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) applauded the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of aviation champion Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Recognizing the retired airline captain’s longtime support of business aviation, NBAA President and […]
Graves Announces New Aviation Subcommittee Staff Director
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) announced that T. Hunter Presti has been named Republican staff director of the Subcommittee on Aviation. Hunter has served on the Subcommittee staff since 2014 and has worked on a number of legislative efforts that were signed into law. He was a key House drafter […]
