Long-term Agreement Signed Between Shanghai Airport Authority and National Business Aviation Association

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The Shanghai Airport Authority (SAA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) have signed a five-year agreement guaranteeing the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) finds its home at the Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.
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NBAA, AOPA Launch Web Site For Contributing to BARR Legal Defense Fund

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) announced the introduction of a web site for individuals and companies to provide financial support for the two associations' legal battle to preserve the Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR).
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NBAA Praises Bipartisan House Bill Opposing EU-ETS

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) praised the bipartisan leadership of the House Transportation Committee for introducing legislation prohibiting U.S. participation in a European-led Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) that would impose new fees on U.S. aircraft flying into and out of the European Union.
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GA Groups Press Ahead Toward Day in Court on BARR

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) announced that, following a court's decision not to suspend the government's looming deadline for curtailing the Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program, the three associations will move ahead expeditiously toward a full hearing on the matter.
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Municipalities Competing with Private FBOs: Fair or Foul?

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As many of you are aware, over the past couple of years there has been an effort by a number of municipal airport managements in the United States interested in entering the aviation services business where private enterprise providers already exist.

It’s a political hot potato to be sure. No one is suggesting that municipal airport-managed FBOs should not exist. There have always been airport-managed FBOs providing essential services at small and large airports, and for good reasons.

The controversy arises when a municipal airport authority decides to either compete with or edge out an existing private FBO enterprise. This begs the question: Is it fair, or is it foul? To answer this question, let’s examine both sides of the issue.

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FAA Agrees to Extend Deadline for Paperwork to Remain in BARR Program

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After being notified that general aviation operator groups plan to challenge changes to the Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on July 1, 2011, agreed to extend from July 5, 2011, to July 14, 2011, the deadline for owner/operators to submit paperwork to remain in the program "for the convenience of the Court." For the moment, the implementation date for the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) planned changes remains August 2, 2011.
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NBAA Tells White House, Media: President’s Remarks About Business Aviation Misleading, Inaccurate

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National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen sent a strongly worded letter to President Barak Obama expressing dismay at the disparaging remarks about business aviation made by the President in a June 29 press conference, and vowed to oppose any White House policy that harms the industry.
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