NBAA Flight Plan Podcasts

The outlook for business aviation hiring remains strong, despite a number of challenges weighing on the global economy. However, job seekers must carefully consider multiple factors when making their employment decision.

Just as NBAA works to promote business aviation at the national level, regional groups play a vital advocacy role in their state, city or area. Today, four business aviation professionals share their experiences in launching one of the country’s newest regional groups.

While many flight operations already have implemented programs to reduce their carbon emissions, the process can seem daunting for those that haven't yet started. Three members of NBAA's Environmental Sustainability Subcommittee offer tips on how to work toward sustainability.

No other industry lifts people quite like aviation. In this episode, we highlight two programs that use general aviation not only to inspire, but to also fulfill critical roles in humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine and in the Mediterranean.

Part 135 and 91K operators may be eligible for a temporary exemption from certain requirements of the FAA's Pilot Records Database program, after NBAA raised concerns with the agency that the database’s electronic transmission function isn’t expected to be fully operational until later this year. Listen to learn how to apply for an exemption.

Sales of pre-owned business aircraft are strong, even in light of global strife and concerns about a looming recession. Is the current market resilient enough to weather potential storms ahead?

NBAA's Schedulers & Dispatchers Outstanding Achievement & Leadership Award recognizes those who've shared their expertise in this role. Three recipients of this award explain how schedulers and dispatchers can be leaders within their organizations.

NASA's X-59 supersonic aircraft will soon demonstrate a host of technologies aimed at reducing the perceived sound level on the ground from an aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound.

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been a growing part of business aviation for more than a decade. However, despite numerous industry efforts to spread understanding, awareness and use of SAF, there remain a few persistent myths about the fuel. In this episode of NBAA Flight Plan, three experts debunk these myths.

The FAA will soon provide new tools to help pilots understand what the airport view will look like from the flight deck as they approach and where the risks for selecting the wrong surface exist.

Even in a post-pandemic reality, COVID-19 continues to present challenges, including “Long COVID,” a condition in which patients experience symptoms after their initial infection is resolved. Pilots should be aware of these symptoms and consult with medical professionals.

NBAA’s annual list of Business Aviation’s Top 40 Under 40 recognizes young professionals who are driving innovation across our industry. Nominations for this year’s Top 40 Under 40 awards are due by June 10.

The physiological effects from stress can lead to significant challenges on the flight deck, particularly when operating an aircraft as a single pilot. Proper use of checklists is one way that single pilots can maintain focus on the tasks at hand when they start to feel stressed.

Every day, personnel at the FAA's Air Traffic Control System Command Center in Warrenton, VA work to keep aircraft flying safely across the National Airspace System and far away from the worst of what has already been a very active thunderstorm season.

The deployment of ADS-B has created challenges for aircraft operators concerned about their privacy, but the Limited Aircraft Data Displayed (LADD) and Privacy ICAO Address (PIA) programs can help shield aircraft and operator data from prying eyes on the Internet.