National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) congratulates Cook Flight Operations captain Doug Rock for becoming the 1000th certified aviation manager (CAM), a landmark achievement for a training program that has become the gold standard for leadership development in business aviation.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announces 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.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announces that FlightAware founder and BakerVentures CEO, Daniel Baker, and 4AIR president, Kennedy Ricci, have been appointed to NBAA’s board of directors. Additionally, Clay Lacy chief commercial officer, Joe Barber, CAM; Avfuel Corporation executive vice president, C.R. Sincock II; and executive vice president and managing director of Aviation at Garmin International Inc., Phil Straub, have been named to the association’s advisory council.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomes President Trump’s nomination of pilot and aviation industry veteran Bryan Bedford to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), noting both Bedford’s proven organizational leadership, as well as the importance of a confirmed administrator in providing consistency and continuity at the agency.

National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) president and CEO, Ed Bolen, urges a congressional aviation subcommittee to fund air traffic control (ATC) system infrastructure and controller hiring and training, while recognizing the critical contribution of industry safety initiatives.

The professional collegiate aviation fraternity Alpha Eta Rho (AHP) awards its namesake honor to National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) president and CEO, Ed Bolen, for his decades of service to the aviation industry and his commitment to engaging and educating its future leaders.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomes the announcement made by President Donald Trump that Chris Rocheleau has been appointed acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as the agency responds to the Jan. 29 midair collision between American Eagle Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) president and CEO, Ed Bolen, issues the following statement regarding the Jan. 29 midair collision between American Eagle Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), in which all lives were lost.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announces that the association’s Business Aviation Management Committee has selected three individuals as recipients of its 2025 Leadership Conference Scholarship. The Leadership Conference is designed for current and future leaders in all facets of the business-aviation industry, from aircraft operators to vendors who provide products and services within the industry.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomes the vote in the U.S. Senate to confirm Sean Duffy as secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the overarching agency that oversees the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Duffy was confirmed by a vote of 77-22.