NATA News

NATA awards several scholarships throughout the year to aviation college/university program and flight training students — as well as to association members looking to continue their education. The National Air Transportation Foundation (NATF) is currently accepting applications for: The Pioneers of Flight Scholarship, The Dan L. Meisinger Sr. Memorial Learn to Fly Scholarship and The NATA Business Scholarship. Multiple awards are available from $1,000 to $2,500 with application deadlines in November and December of 2017. For more information or to complete your application, click here.

NATA partners with Harvey Watt & Co. to offer a Loss of License Disability Insurance program to Part 135, Part 125, Part 91K and Part 91 operators. Harvey Watt & Co. began the first Loss of License Insurance program in 1951 to protect professional pilots and their families from devastating financial loss due to disability. By enrolling in this program, operators now have the means to further protect and retain their pilots — a crucial advantage during these challenging times of pilot staffing.

NATA will soon call for nominations to acknowledge the individuals, offices and organizations demonstrating excellence in the general aviation community. Each year, NATA presents awards to the exceptional individuals and companies that have helped to improve the general aviation community. The recipients of the Industry Excellence Awards are chosen based upon NATA member-submitted nominations. The Aviation Maintenance Technician Employer Award program is open to any full-time aircraft and/or components maintenance or repair business or other entity that conducts aviation maintenance and supports aviation maintenance technician (AMT) training. Stay tuned for more information or contact Karissa Uko at kuko@nata.aero.

NATA Compliance Service is offering a series of short webinars on everything related to Anti-Drug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programs, allowing attendees to focus their time on topics they need a refresher on and that interest them the most. There’s still time to register for three of the webinars.

Save the date for NATA’s 2018 Aviation Business Conference. Next year’s conference will take place June 12-14 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in D.C. Mark your calendar and look for upcoming registration details!

Citing current and anticipated aircraft storage needs at its Panama City, Florida, location, Sheltair expects to break ground next month on a new 20,000-sq-ft hangar, which will be able to accommodate the latest large-cabin business jets, and more than triple the site's current aircraft storage space. The $2 million, nine-month project will also add an acre of ramp and 100 extra car parking spaces to the facility, the lone service provider at Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP). Read more.

Last week, Luxaviation Group announced a strategic collaboration with US Paragon Aviation Group™, the facilitator of The Paragon Network™, creating a FBO network of 52 FBOs around the world of which 25 are in the USA. The strategic collaboration includes Luxaviation Group FBO management company, ExecuJet, Paragon Aviation Group™ and BAA (owned by CMIG Aviation and part of the China Minsheng Investment Group), which provides high-level aircraft management services for business jet owners in the Greater China region. The ExecuJet Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) will join the Paragon Network™ in the coming months, herewith doubling the size of the Paragon Network™ and providing a substantial international presence. Read more.

The 2018 Air Charter Safety Foundation Safety Symposium takes place at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, VA on March 13-14, 2018. The theme will explore "Promoting the Highest Levels of Aviation Safety.” The Symposium is the annual gathering of the air charter and business aviation industry where current and emerging safety challenges are reviewed and discussed. Register at www.acsf.aero/symposium.