National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)

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.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announces it will recognize two new members of its Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) Fellow Program at the 2025 NBAA Leadership Conference Leadership Conference, Jan. 27-29, in Amelia Island, FL. The CAM Fellow Program, which was launched in 2024, pays tribute to exceptional individuals who have demonstrated a substantial and ongoing commitment to the business-aviation industry and the CAM program’s vision, “Committed to Excellence, Prepared to Lead.”

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announces new and expanded responsibilities for two senior team members and thanks a third leader, who announced plans to step down from the association earlier this year. Jo Damato, CAM, has been named senior vice president of events and professional engagement, and Andrew Broom has been named chief revenue officer. The changes come as Laurie Lutz, senior vice president of events, concludes her planned departure from NBAA this month.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announces it will bestow its 2024 Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award to 13 individuals who continually demonstrate outstanding professionalism and leadership that drives business-aviation safety. The peer-nominated award recognizes individual pilots, maintenance technicians, flight attendants, dispatchers and other aviation professionals who excel in leadership in the areas of professional ethics, vocational excellence, continuous improvement, professional engagement, professional image and selflessness.

Veryon, a provider of information services and software solutions for the aviation industry, announces its upcoming attendance at the 2024 National Business Aviation Association's (NBAA) Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (BACE), taking place on Oct. 22-24 in Las Vegas, NV, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Nimbl congratulates its VP of Strategic Partnerships, Clément Meersseman, who has been selected as a recipient of the National Business Aviation Association’s prestigious Top 40 Under 40 award. The NBAA Top 40 Under 40 spotlights trailblazing young business-aviation professionals who demonstrate impressive leadership skills, innovative thinking, and the willingness to challenge the norm and break through industry barriers. This is the sixth consecutive year the awards have been presented to emerging leaders who are helping shape the future of business aviation.

CLIMBING. FAST., an advocacy initiative focused on advancing business aviation’s bold commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, welcomes the formation of the bipartisan Senate Sustainable Aviation Caucus, announced this week. The caucus has been founded by Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Boozman (R-AR) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). Sens. Moran and Duckworth will serve as caucus chairs.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) introduces a Business Aviation Customer Service Certificate program in partnership with ServiceElements International (SEI). The program will establish a baseline knowledge, identify resources business-aviation professionals can rely upon as references, and encourage participants to seek more advanced learning in the areas of customer-service management.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announces that Laura Everington has joined the association as its director of flight operations and regulations.