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Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - 15:54
The 2026 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Henderson Executive Airport (HND) Oct. 20-22, is gaining momentum with an extraordinary lineup of aircraft and exhibitors, fresh voices, aerospace legends, and transformative new experiences. Building from its record-setting lineup of spring 2026 NBAA events, the world’s most powerful business-aviation event is one week when the industry’s visionaries, investors and innovators convene and connect to define what’s next.

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Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 09:21

The National Business Aviation Association's Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) is around the corner. It's time to start planning for the biggest business aviation event of the year.

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Gustave Whitehead...First to Powered Flight?

New historical research challenges whether the Wright brothers were first to powered flight; and therefore, whether Charles E. Taylor was the father of aircraft maintenance.

There is a renewed focus going on right now on whether or not the Wright brothers were the first to achieve powered flight. I first noticed the news on a USA today article published on March 19. The headline read, “Could Wright brothers, N.C. lose 'first in flight' stature?”

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