On October 15, 2025, while on a VFR flight from Roseau to Bemidji, Minnesota, in his 1946 Stinson 108-1 Voyageur aircraft, Darrin Smedsmo of Roseau, Minnesota, made an emergency landing on Minnesota…
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NATA Welcomes Senate Confirmation of Dan Edwards, Congratulates Michael Graham on Second Term at NTSB
Washington, DC – National Air Transportation Association (NATA) congratulated Daniel J. Edwards on his confirmation by the U.S. Senate to serve as Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and International…
AOPA Applauds Congressional Progress on ALERT Act and Pilot Mental Health Reform
Since 1939, AOPA has protected the freedom to fly by creating an environment that gives people of all ages the opportunity to enjoy aviation and all it has to offer….
WASHINGTON – ACSF Announces Leadership Transition: Executive Director Debi Carpenter Named New President
Washington, DC – The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) has announced a strategic leadership transition as its longtime President and CEO, Bryan Burns, has retired. The ACSF Board of Governors selected current…
WASHINGTON – EAA Statement on Confirmation of Bryan Bedford As FAA Administrator
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (July 9, 2025) — Statement from Jack J. Pelton, Experimental Aircraft Association CEO and Chairman of the Board, on the confirmation of Bryan Bedford…
WASHINGTON – GAMA Applauds Confirmation of FAA Administrator Bedford
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate confirmed Bryan Bedford to serve as the next Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator on July 9, 2025. General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) President and…
WASHINGTON – NASAO Congratulates New FAA Administrator on Appointment
WASHINGTON (July 9, 2025) – The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) congratulates Bryan Bedford on his Senate confirmation to be the next Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration…
WASHINGTON – NBAA Welcomes Senate Confirmation of Bedford To Lead The FAA
Washington, DC, July 9, 2025 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today welcomed U.S. Senate confirmation of Bryan Bedford as the next permanent administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)….
WASHINGTON – NBAA Mourns Loss of Visionary Leader & Business Aviation Champion Fred Smith
Washington, DC – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) marked the passing of former FedEx CEO Fred Smith on June 21, 2025, at age 80. “Fred Smith changed the world…
NATA Leads Successful Effort To Preserve APHIS Small Aircraft Fee Exemption
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 12, 2025) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced that it will retain the current Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection (AQI)…
Aviation Community Urges Congress To Fund ATC Improvements
Washington, DC – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) joined 33 other stakeholder groups representing the broad spectrum of aviation in sending a letter urging Congress to fund improvements to air…
Aviation Industry Coalition Encourages President Trump To Find Common Ground To Keep America’s ATC System The World’s Safest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A unified coalition representing virtually every sector of the nation’s aviation and aerospace industry and workforce wrote a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging his incoming…
GAMA President & CEO Testifies Before Congress Regarding Implementation of FAA Reauthorization
WASHINGTON, DC – On December 11, 2024, General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) President and CEO, Pete Bunce, testified before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation in a…
FAA Updates BasicMed Program
WASHINGTON, DC – The Federal Aviation Administration has updated its BasicMed regulations to allow pilots to operate larger aircraft and carry more passengers (Notice Number: NOTC4165). The update includes the following changes:…
FAA Releases New Rule Critical To Continued U.S. Leadership In Advanced Air Mobility
Las Vegas, Nev. – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomes the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) release of a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) to establish requirements for the safe, efficient integration…