NBAA Receives NTSB Recommendation on Single-Pilot Turbojet Training

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will respond to a recommendation from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to NBAA, as a result of its investigation into the December 8, 2014, Embraer EMB-500 Phenom accident in Gaithersburg, MD, which resulted in the loss of life of all three people aboard the aircraft and three people on the ground.
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NBAA Thanks NTSB Chair Hersman For Her Valued Service Promoting Transportation Safety

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National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen today issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Deborah Hersman that she will be stepping down as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to become president and CEO of the National Safety Council (NSC).
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ACSF Auditor Class Draws Record Attendance

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Last week, the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) held an auditor training class on the ACSF Industry Audit Standard (IAS), at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Training Center in Ashburn, Va. The class provided two days of learning and discussion on the audit process, procedures and skill sets necessary to implement and perform effective operational audits using the IAS.
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Air Charter Safety Symposium Draws Record Attendance

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Last week, the Air Charter Safety Foundation hosted its 2011 Air Charter Safety Symposium at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Va. The symposium provided two days of learning and discussion on topics such as developing a positive safety culture and an emergency response plan.
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FAA Director of Flight Standards Service to Speak at Air Charter Safety Symposium

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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Director of Flight Standards Service John M. Allen will speak at the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) Air Charter Safety Symposium on March 15-16, 2011, at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Training Center in Ashburn, Va.
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NATA Remembers Former Senator Ted Stevens

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A DeHavilland DHC-3T carrying nine people crashed near Dillingham, Alaska, killing former Alaska Senator Theodore “Ted” Stevens and four other people on board and injuring four others, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported. Former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Sean O'Keefe was also on board the aircraft but survived.
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