NBAA Letter to FAA Underscores Industry's Pressing Tower-Closure Concerns

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As the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) prepares to finalize a plan for closing nearly 170 air traffic control towers and other facilities, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen yesterday wrote the FAA to outline the business aviation community’s significant concerns with the plan, and offer proposals for mitigating the situation.
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FBOs Face a Changing Environment in Fuel Supplier Relationships: Exploring the New Norm

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By John L. Enticknap, Aviation Business Strategies Group

“Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change is like death and taxes — it should be postponed as long as possible and no change would be vastly preferable. But in a period of upheaval, such as the one we are living in, change is the norm.”
— Peter Drucker- Management Challenges for the 21st Century

Over the last several years we’ve seen some major changes in fuel supplier relationships within the FBO industry. It wasn’t that long ago when most FBOs had a fuel supply agreement directly with the oil company.

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NBAA Comments on Sequester's Potential Impact for Aviation

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen issued the following statement on Wednesday, regarding comments made by Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, indicating that government inaction to prevent a looming “sequester” – which would require across-the-board budget cuts at all federal agencies – will likely lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reduce air traffic control (ATC) services.
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