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Business aviation supports job creation in every state in the country. It also boosts company productivity; with business aviation, companies that need to reach multiple destinations in a single day can use business aviation, because that type of mission could be hard or impossible to complete with other modes of transportation. Business aviation also provides a transportation solution for companies that need to move sensitive or critical equipment. Business aviation is also a productivity tool - when traveling aboard business aircraft, employees can meet, plan and work en route. Business aviation also allows employees to discuss proprietary information in a secure environment and without fear of eavesdropping, industrial espionage or physical threat.To learn more about the many ways business aviation benefits companies of all sizes, all across the U.S., visit: NoPlaneNoGain.org.

When news organizations sought to negatively portray business aviation in coverage of a flight-blocking program last week, NBAA's Ed Bolen was quick to respond with messaging from the No Plane No Gain advocacy campaign to remind outlets like CNBC of the reasons companies rely on business aircraft. "Companies use these airplanes to do things that can't be done on the commercial airlines," Bolen said. "They're flying to cities without commercial air service, they're doing three or four cities a day." Bolen's CNBC interview can be viewed online on the NBAA website.

The flight-blocking program story was also picked up by the New York Times, which viewed the news as an opportunity to take a closer look at business aviation. "...It's easy to overlook the genuinely sensible argument for business aviation. As commercial air service shrinks, with even some midsize markets losing much of their air service, the business use of a company airplane can make bottom-line sense," a New York Times columnist said.

• The Times story also got a first-hand account about business aviation from an official with a company that relies on a general aviation aircraft to help his business. Jimmy John Liautaud, the founder of the restaurant chain Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches, reports: "At least once a week, I'll fly my airplanes two shifts in a day. My airplanes are necessary machines, as necessary to this business as our meat slicers." Read the story posted to the No Plane No Gain web site.

Business aviation helps companies succeed not just in the U.S., but across the world. So, it makes sense that advertisements developed by the No Plane No Gain program would be prominently featured when thousands of people from around the world gather in Geneva, Switzerland next month for Europe's largest business aviation event. The ads, featuring golf legend and esteemed businessman Arnold Palmer, will be visible on the Exhibition floor, and in the attendee materials given to all event participants. "We all know that using business aircraft enables us to do our best," Palmer says in the ad. "Let's not settle for anything less than our best." NBAA and GAMA have routinely promoted No Plane No Gain ads at industry events to remind those in business aviation about the campaign's message, and help people spread the word about the industry's value. View a copy of the ad.

While NBAA and GAMA continue to deliver the No Plane No Gain message in Washington, local groups have been emphasizing the campaign's themes in states across the country. The industry has been active in public affairs initiatives in Missouri, Colorado, and a number of other states, and in a recent grassroots campaign to defeat a new aircraft tax proposal in Washington State, the winning message centered around the role of business aviation in promoting job creation and economic activity. Pointing out that business aviation helps contribute to 178,375 jobs and $140,774,869 in wages in the state, NBAA Members and others convinced state lawmakers that the proposed tax would likely decrease tax revenues and drive business out of Washington state. Read a web article about the winning advocacy campaign.