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PNBAA gratefully acknowledges departing board member and announces open board positionMay, 2012
PNBAA's longest-serving member, Chuck Kegley, recently announced that he is stepping down from the PNBAA Board of Directors. During Chuck's over ten-year tenure on the PNBAA Board, he not only was instrumental in carrying us through the rebirth of this organization, but also tireless in his efforts to educate Olympia officials about the adverse impact of their various aviation taxation measures under consideration.Please join the PNBAA Board of Directors in thanking Chuck for his years of service to this ...
Marcus D. Beresford: May 4, 1954 to February 12, 2012
February, 2012
Marcus D. Beresford, born in England in 1954, moving to the U.S. in 1966 becoming a U.S. Citizen, and settled in the Wood River Valley of south-central Idaho, was listed amongst the 2-pilots that lost their lives in a Gulfstream IV accident at Bukavu Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo on the afternoon of February 12, 2012.
He was survived by Hermione and Jim Watkinson, his sister and ...
NBAA, AOPA, EAA Welcome FAA’s Decision to Fully Restore BARR Availability
December, 2011
Contacts: Dan Hubbard, NBAA (202) 783-9360, dhubbard@nbaa.org Benet Wilson, AOPA (301) 695-2159, benet.wilson@aopa.org Dick Knapinski, EAA (920) 426-6523, dknapinski@eaa.org Washington, DC, December 2, 2011 – Three leading general aviation organizations today welcomed plans announced by government officials for lifting restrictions on a program that allows aircraft owners and operators to "opt out" from having their flight information broadcast over the internet. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that, effective immediately, those wanting to enroll aircraft in the Block ...
Changes to the Block Aircraft Registration Request (Barr) Program
August, 2011
The BARR program continues, but at least for now, the FAA has assumed control of day-to-day management of the program. This means that, for the time being, NBAA doesn’t have a role in administering blocking or unblocking requests or resolving problems that may arise due to data-entry errors. Additionally, individuals and companies that have relied on the BARR program should assume that at some point, their flights could appear on online flight-tracking displays, unless FAA officials have received and processed ...
A Letter From Ed Bolen, NBAA President and CEO
July, 2011
Dear Aviation Professional, As I’ve recently told NBAA Members, user fees are back, and our industry needs to act. The situation has only become more pressing, and I need you to take renewed action; here’s why. As the stalemate in the negotiations over the debt ceiling between the White House and congress continues, and the deadline for finding a resolution looms ever closer, policymakers have continued to explore a host of proposals for raising revenues, including user fees. Discussions have included proposals ...
User Fee Alert: Write Your Members of Congress Today
July, 2011
Dear NBAA Member, As Congress and the White House negotiate over the nation's deficit and debt ceiling, the business aviation community has cause for alarm. I’m sending this message to explain the situation, and what steps our industry must take to confront it. As the debate continues, some policymakers insist that any debt-ceiling deal must include new revenues, while others remain opposed to tax increases. What appears to be evident from this standstill is a growing emphasis around fees. We are very ...
NBAA Responds To The President’s Denigration of Business Aviation – You Can, Too
July, 2011
Dear NBAA Member, As NBAA Members are all too well aware, President Obama last week repeatedly disparaged business airplane owners and operators, apparently to make a case that current tax depreciation schedules for general aviation airplanes are too short. NBAA has long understood the need for an immediate, forceful response to an attack like this one, and in the time since the president made his remarks, the Association has repeatedly denounced the president’s plan as bad policy and cynical politics. This letter outlines ...
Eric Owusu, Flight Operations Supervisor, Ghana
June, 2011
During a trip that took PNBAA member Mark McIntyre to Kumasi, Ghana, he met Eric Owusu, photo attached. Eric is a Jeppesen-approved Handling Agent based there who has dreamed of traveling to the USA to complete an FAA Dispatcher Course at the Jeppesen Academy in Denver. Even though he has a monthly salary of only $200, he has managed to save enough to cover his round trip airfare. ...
PNBAA Accepting Applications for Board of Directors Position
June, 2011
With the recent departure of valued PNBAA Board Member Don Hitch, PNBAA’s Nominating Committee is currently taking applications for the open Board of Directors position. If you are interested in serving on this volunteer organization, please click here to complete the application. Applications are due to the PNBAA Nominating Committee no later than June 30, 2011.
Safety Day 2011
March, 2011
On March 3rd, 2011, the Pacific Northwest Business Aircraft Association presented its 3rd Annual Safety Day, at Seattle’s Museum of Flight. The event brought more than 110 attendees, and hosted five presenters- Former NTSB Board Member John Goglia, Astronaut Greg Johnson (USN, Ret.), Jonna Doolittle, granddaughter of General James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, Professor Glenn Harmon (USAF, Ret.) and Dr. Jerry Cockrell, CRM Expert- who spoke ...
NBAA opposes the FAA proposal limiting blocks on aircraft tracking
March, 2011
A Letter From Ed Bolen, NBAA President and CEO March 4, 2011 Dear Aviation Professional, I need your help today to maintain the Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) Program as we know it. Government officials are taking action to severely curtail the effectiveness of the program, and NBAA needs you to make your voice heard on the issue – immediately As I have previously reported, the BARR has been under review by the Department of Transportation (DOT), and as part of that review, government officials ...
Washington State Legislature and Aviation
February, 2011
Once again the Washington State Legislature is working to close a budget deficit in excess of 4 billion dollars and they are exploring multiple avenues for increasing revenues. Last week there was a bill introduced in the House of Representatives (HB 1847) that would eliminate the current excise tax exemptions on aircraft in the State. HB 1847 contains the exact language that was successfully defeated in the last legislative session. PNBAA has been working with other members of the Washington State ...
FAA Safety Team: Safer Skies Through Education
October, 2010
Boeing Field (BFI) ILS 13R Procedure Notice Number: NOTC2596 The Boeing Field (BFI) ILS 13R Approach is changing! Scheduled for publication on November 18, 2010 the new procedure changes the initial Missed Approach Altitude (climb to altitude) from 2000 feet MSL to at or below 1500 feet MSL. The Public Comment period is closed and the graphic attached with this notice will likely be the approach plate that is published for this procedure. Review new charts for possible changes. ATC wants you to be ...
Don’t Forget: ‘Line Up and Wait’ Starts This Week
October, 2010
Starting on September 30, the FAA will begin implementing the ICAO phraseology, "line up and wait." This replaces the current FAA phraseology, "taxi in to position and hold." Pilots need to be familiar with, and ready to read-back and accept, instructions from air traffic control using the new phraseology. For more information, contact NBAA's Operations Service Group at info@nbaa.org. Review FAA order 7210.754, which details the new procedure, at: http://www.nbaa.org/ops/airspace/issues
NBAA Applauds Presidential Signing of Bonus Depreciation
October, 2010
Companies Can Receive Tax Benefits Before Year-End on Business Aircraft Purchases Contacts: Dan Hubbard, (202) 783-9360, dhubbard@nbaa.org Patrick Dunne, (202) 783-9263, pdunne@nbaa.org Washington, DC, September 27, 2010 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today lauded President Obama for signing into law legislation that includes a provision for "bonus depreciation," to accelerate cost recovery of strategic business purchases this year, including business aircraft. The measure, included as part of an overall legislative package for small businesses, passed the U.S. House of Representatives ...
Babbitt: No Operator ‘Too Small’ for SMS
June, 2010
Reposted from AIN with permission. By: Chad Trautvetter FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt has a message to aircraft operators that believe they should be exempt from implementing a safety management system (SMS). “I’m confident that SMS will really make a difference . I know there are those who complain that they’re too small for SMS. Or that it’s too costly. Or that they don’t have time,” he said. “No one and no company is too small for SMS. The cost of SMS is far less ...
Pacific Northwest Regional Meeting Captures Local Synergy
March, 2010
A recent joint meeting of the Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association (PNBAA) and the Pacific Rim Schedulers & Dispatchers Association (PRSDA) at the Museum of Flight in Seattle underscored the synergies that are possible when local business aviation groups collaborate. Kristi Ivey, NBAA’s Northwest regional representative, said that the leaders of the two local groups – Jim Bennett, chair of the PNBAA board, and Kim Ruth, an officer of PRSDA – demonstrated how working together can advance the interests of the ...
FAA mulled $100M deal for Tag/AMI
December, 2009
Reposted from AIN with permission. By: Matt Thurber The FAA considered trying to extract $100 million from Tag Aviation during its investigation of the firm in 2007 before revoking the charter company’s operating certificate on Oct. 12, 2007, the agency recently confirmed. At a meeting of the Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association and Pacific Rim Schedulers & Dispatchers Association at the Museum of Flight in Seattle on November 12, former AMI Jet Charter chairman and CEO Chuck McLeran for the first time ...
