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Companies needing to reach multiple destinations in a single day rely on business aviation, because this type of itinerary is often impossible to keep using other modes of transportation. When using a business airplane, employees can meet, plan, work en route and discuss proprietary information in a secure environment and without fear of eavesdropping. Many business aircraft have technologies that allow employees to remain in communication with colleagues on the ground during a flight, which can be critical for companies managing a rapidly changing situation. To learn more about the many ways business aviation is at work in America today, visit: www.NoPlaneNoGain.org.

Throughout the No Plane No Gain advocacy campaign, GAMA and NBAA have worked consistently to highlight the value of business aviation to national television networks and programs. Two weeks ago, a CNN story carried that message, followed up last week with a similar story from CNBC. Recently, the story has also been picked up by "First Business," a TV business news show produced in Chicago and broadcast on more than 150 television affiliates nationwide, including in the New York, Los Angeles and Washington, DC media markets. NBAA Vice President Mike Nichols was interviewed for the August 19 show, and the story used a host of No Plane No Gain data, including that business aviation accounts $150 billion in economic development, supports 1.2 million jobs, improves company productivity, boosts access to small and medium-sized airports, and saves companies millions. The broadcast of the segment was seen by an estimated 263,000 viewers. View the segment.

As No Plane No Gain supporters know, states across the country have recently been highlighting the importance of business aviation to their economic and transportation systems. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) has added his voice to that chorus, with a proclamation designating September 29, 2010, as "Aviation Awareness Day," and highlighting the value of all general aviation, including business aviation, to the Garden State. The proclamation notes that New Jersey's aviation community includes "a cross-section of professionals...with emphasis on the special needs of the state's business community." It cites general aviation's role in supporting "direct employment for approximately 18,000 New Jersey residents," and notes that general aviation is vital for many state businesses and farms, as well as for providing disaster relief and a wide array of travel options. These benefits form the core messaging of the No Plane No Gain advocacy campaign. View the proclamation.

Business aircraft have long provided flights in support of worthwhile initiatives, and that tradition continued again this year, when companies using Cessna Citation Jets loaned their airplanes in support of an "airlift" that transported hundreds of athletes, at no charge, to the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games in Lincoln, NE this past July. As the event approached, business aviation pilot Bill Wagner was preparing for retirement, and he wanted his two final flights to support the airlift. The Cessna Citation X piloted by Wagner and used by his company was among the airplanes donated by more than 160 companies to transport more than 800 competitors to the games. Read the story.