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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is a professional association and lobbying group for private business aviation.[1]
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| Type | Not for profit |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC, United States |
| Membership | Individuals and companies |
| Field | Aviation advocacy |
| Number of members | 11,000 companies |
| Key Personnel | CEO: Ed Bolen since 2004 Chairman of the Board: Ron Duncan, GCI |
| Website | nbaa |
NBAA is set up as a 501(c)(6) non-profit entity. NBAA organizes conferences and seminars.[2]
Edward M. Bolen has been the president and CEO of NBAA since September 7, 2004.[3] The organization's Board of Directors includes Chairman Lloyd Newton of L3 Technologies, Inc. and Vice Chair/Treasurer Elizabeth Dornak of DuPont Aviation.[4]
Opposition to air traffic control privatization
NBAA's public policy initiatives in 2018 centered on the organization's opposition to air traffic control privatization.[5] The matter was debated in 2018 as part of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) congressional reauthorization process. Various proposals for extracting and privatizing air traffic control (ATC) were debated.[6] NBAA's opposition to ATC privatization was motivated by the potential lack of representation on the AANS board (the proposed directors who would oversee a privatized ATC system).[7] "Critics say that, given where the members are drawn from, the board would end up controlled by airline-related interests. They worry that the focus would accordingly be on the major airline corridors, with rural airports and users becoming second-class (or maybe third- or fourth-class) citizens."[7] Ultimately, the FAA reauthorization was passed without including any ATC privatization measures.[8]
Taxation
The organization supported tax rules in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for deduction of business aircraft costs in the first year (also known as "immediate expensing").[9]
In 2024, the NBAA opposed an Internal Revenue Service crackdown on tax write-offs for private jet travel.[10]
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The NBAA Meritorious Service to Aviation Award is an American award in aviation given annually since 1950 by the NBAA.
Past winners include:
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