NBAA Flight Plan
NBAA Flight Plan is a regular podcast featuring business aviation news and information for people on the go. Each issue provides an overview of important developments affecting NBAA Members, and the Association's work to advocate for their interests. Listen to NBAA Flight Plan to hear the latest operational, regulatory and legislative news, and what it means for companies of all sizes, all across the U.S., that rely on business aviation to succeed. Subscribe to the NBAA Flight Plan podcast via iTunes or listen to past issues by clicking on the links below.
Recent Issues
- February 8, 2010
- User Fees Excluded From White House Budget – What's Next?
As NBAA announced last week, the fiscal year 2010 budget from the Obama Administration does not include user fees for aviation system funding or modernization. In this edition of the NBAA Flight Plan podcast, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen reminds NBAA Members that continued vigilance on the issue will be important in the months and years ahead. Bolen also provides a look ahead at the pending FAA reauthorization legislation.
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- February 1, 2010
- Local Voices Pivotal in Demonstrating Business Aviation Value
While NBAA has enlisted well-known spokespeople like Arnold Palmer to remind policymakers and opinion leaders about the value of business aviation, this edition of the NBAA Flight Plan podcast highlights the value local voices have in underscoring the industry’s value to citizens, companies and communities nationwide. “The people who are most effective at communicating and articulating how we operate are those within the local community,” said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen during visits with regional business aviation groups in Ohio and Illinois.
Listen now. - January 29, 2010
- Business Aviation Builds an Air Bridge for Haiti Relief, Part V
Business aviation’s efforts to aid the people of Haiti are highlighted in the final special edition of NBAA Flight Plan. Ed Bolen, NBAA president and CEO, reminds the business aviation community that NBAA’s aircraft registry will be open year-round for operators to register their aircraft to be used in relief efforts. The registry, he said, was one of the reasons that the business aviation community was able to respond so quickly and overwhelmingly to Haiti’s needs. The efforts continue, and for more information, visit www.nbaa.org/haiti.
Listen now. - January 28, 2010
- Business Aviation Builds an Air Bridge for Haiti Relief, Part IV
In the fourth episode from Haiti, Tradewind Aviation, an Oxford, CT-based charter company, has been flying daily missions from the Dominican Republic into Haiti to aid the relief efforts. Eric Zipkin, president of Tradewind Aviation, talks about how his pilots made a runway out of a road to bring supplies to Léogâne, Haiti, near the epicenter of the earthquake. With roads and bridges out, aircraft like the Tradewind Cessna Caravans are the best way to reach those needing aid.
Listen now. - January 27, 2010
- Business Aviation Builds an Air Bridge for Haiti Relief, Part III
In part three of this special edition series of the NBAA Flight Plan podcast, business aviation pilots share their first-hand accounts of the missions they've flown in support of earthquake relief efforts. "Hundreds of flights from the U.S. are bringing desperately needed food, medicine, clothing and water to Haiti every day, and often bringing home young children orphaned by the quake," the story reports.
Listen now. - January 26, 2010
- Business Aviation Builds an Air Bridge for Haiti Relief, Part II
In part two of this special edition series of the NBAA Flight Plan podcast, reporter Pete Combs has the right seat in a Haiti earthquake relief mission provided with support from an NBAA Member's Mitsubishi MU-2. The flight, coordinated by the all-volunteer business aviation group Corporate Aircraft Responding in Emergencies (CARE), delivered hundreds of pounds of desperately needed supplies to a group of missionaries running an orphanage in Port Au Paix. "Some of the medicine delivered will save the lives of earthquake victims who have over-run the town's two hospitals," Combs reports.
Listen now. - January 25, 2010
- Business Aviation Builds an Air Bridge for Haiti Relief
This special edition of the NBAA Flight Plan podcast provides an on-the-ground report from Haiti on the many ways business aviation continues to bring medical teams, supplies and other relief cargo to Haiti and support earthquake relief efforts there. This report is the first in a series of special podcasts the Association will produce from Haiti.
Listen now. - January 15, 2010
- Business Aviation Safety Continues To Strengthen in 2009
Safety has always been a top priority for business aviation, and 2009 was one of the safest years on record for the industry. Data compiled by Robert E. Breiling Associates show that fatal accidents involving business aircraft were down 31% percent in 2009 as compared to the previous year. What's the key to the industry's continuing success in safety improvements? Breiling tells NBAA Flight Plan that many business aviation pilots "are as well trained as the airline pilots." Along with Breiling's comments and analysis, the podcast details the resources NBAA offers for enhancing Members' flight safety.
Listen now. - January 11, 2010
- 2010 Outlook for Business Aviation
The business aviation community weathered one of the worst storms in recent memory in 2009. In this episode of the NBAA Flight Plan podcast, industry analysts Richard Aboulafia, Vice President, Analysis for the Teal Group Corporation and Brian Foley, Founder, Brian Foley Associates, discuss the marketplace outlook for 2010. Foley's comments come on the heels of a January 2009 report Foley released, which provides an outlook for the industry in the coming year.
Listen now. - January 4, 2010
- The Year in Business Aviation, Part II
A number of the business aviation community's challenges from Washington in 2009 were prompted at least in part on misperceptions about the industry. In response, NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association launched the No Plane No Gain advocacy campaign to educate policymakers and opinion leaders about the value of business aviation for citizens, companies and communities across the U.S. This NBAA Flight Plan podcast, the second of a two-part retrospective, reviews the progress campaign made throughout the year, and highlights other important industry events in and outside Washington.
Listen now. - December 28, 2009
- The Year in Business Aviation, Part I
The business aviation community faced many challenges in 2009, from Washington, DC and elsewhere. This NBAA Flight Plan podcast, the first of a two-part retrospective, reviews the progress made on these and other issues, and highlights the importance of grassroots activism.
Listen now. - December 21, 2009
- Business Aviation Gives Back
As the No Plane No Gain advocacy campaign continually points out, companies that use business aviation frequently make their airplanes available for humanitarian missions – an especially welcome practice during the holiday season. In this episode of the NBAA Flight Plan podcast, Jay Wilhelm with STS Leasing, based in Lubbock, TX, talks about the ease of arranging humanitarian-support missions and the organizations that can help interested businesses get involved.
Listen now. - December 14, 2009
- Your Questions, NBAA’s Answers On EU-ETS
Steve Brown, senior vice president of operations, addresses questions – several provided directly by NBAA Members – about the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS). To take full advantage of NBAA’s social media presence, NBAA Members sent their questions for the podcast NBAA’s official Twitter feed @NBAA and Facebook Fan Page.
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Archived Issues
- December 28, 2009
- The Year in Business Aviation, Part I
- December 21, 2009
- Business Aviation Gives Back
- December 14, 2009
- Your Questions, NBAA’s Answers On EU-ETS
- December 7, 2009
- NBAA Flight Plan Speaks With TSA’s Brian Delauter
- November 30, 2009
- Blue Angels and Thunderbirds Commanders Discuss Leadership in Challenging Times
- November 23, 2009
- Access Issues at BUR: An On-the-Ground Perspective
- Scottsdale Airport Attracting Business Aviation After Community, Activist Outreach
- November 9, 2009
- New Toolkit Helps Measure Aircraft Value
- November 2, 2009
- Business Aviation and Social Media
- October 26, 2009
- Highlights From NBAA2009
- October 23, 2009
- NBAA's Regional Representatives Hear From Local Business Aviation Activists
- October 22, 2009
- Highlights From the NBAA Member Discussion
- October 22, 2009
- NBAA, AOPA to Co-Sponsor Light Business Airplane Conferences
- October 21, 2009
- The Value of General Aviation To Communities Across the U.S.
- October 20, 2009
- NBAA2009 Key to Marketing in a Tough Economy
- October 19, 2009
- NBAA2009 Shaping Up to be an Important Industry Event
- October 19, 2009
- Behind the Numbers in a Recent Business Aviation Survey
- October 12, 2009
- Humanitarian Flights in a Turbulent Economy
- September 30, 2009
- Webinar to Help Companies Prepare for H1N1 "Swine Flu"
- September 28, 2009
- New Study Examines the Value Business Aircraft
- September 21, 2009
- A Look at the Fall Congressional Session
- September 9, 2009
- John and Martha King's Plans for NBAA's Light Business Airplane Conference
- August 31, 2009
- New TSA GA Manager Discusses LASP and More With NBAA
- August 24, 2009
- No Plane No Gain: A Six-Month Progress Report
- August 17, 2009
- Access Challenges at California Airports: Santa Monica In Focus
- August 7, 2009
- The Latest on Emissions Policy Proposals
- July 27, 2009
- Special Edition: NBAA's Bolen Participates in EAA Airventure Forum on GA Issues
- July 27, 2009
- Access Challenges at California Airports: Van Nuys In Focus
- July 16, 2009
- Special Edition: Martha King Outlines LASP Concerns With Congress
- July 13, 2009
- The FAA Re-Visits Flight Time and Rest Rules
- July 6, 2009
- Access Challenges At California Airports: Burbank in Focus
- June 29, 2009
- The FAA's View on the EU's Environmental Trading Scheme
- June 16, 2009
- The Latest Access Challenges At California GA Airports
- June 8, 2009
- Considerations For Stormy Summer Weather
- June 1, 2009
- Industry Advocacy on TSA's 'Badging' Security Plan
- May 27, 2009
- Top Tax Policy Considerations for Business Aviation
- May 22, 2009
- FAA Reauthorization Update
- May 20, 2009
- Economic Outlook for Business Aviation
- May 14, 2009
- NBAA Reiterates Commitment to Aviation System Modernization at Senate Hearing
- May 7, 2009
- LASP Update
- May 5, 2009
- Swine Flu and Business Aviation, Volume II
- April 30, 2009
- Swine Flu and Business Aviation, Volume I
- April 27, 2009
- Inaugural Episode