Media Advisory: Industry Meeting Will Prompt Dialogue Between CBP Officials, GA Community

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Anyone who flies internationally and uses the services of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is encouraged to attend a roundtable discussion at Kendall-Tamiami Airport (TMB) in Miami on Sept. 13. 
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Pentastar Develops iPad EFB Yoke-Mount Bracket for Business Jet Cockpits, Other GA Aircraft

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Pentastar Aviation, a fixed-base operator (FBO) and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO)specialist in Waterford, Mich., has developed an articulating yoke mount for business jets and othergeneral aviation cockpits that accommodates the Apple iPadelectronic flight bag (EFB).
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Business Aviation Vital To Balance of Trade, Bolen Tells International Trade Commission

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NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen told the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that the U.S. civil aviation industry remains one of the strongest positive contributors to the nation's balance of trade, despite the daunting economic challenges that have confronted the industry in recent years.
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General Aviation Operator Groups Take Fight to Protect BARR

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Leading organizations representing general aviation (GA) operators moved ahead with a court challenge to the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) decision to dismantle the Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program and announced the establishment of a fund to support the legal fight.
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Business Jet Center Doubles Fuel Discount at OAK for AOPA Members

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Business Jet Center is doubling the fuel discount for AOPA members at the Oakland International Airport (OAK) location from June 15 to August 15. The discount of 50 cents per gallon on avgas doubles the current 25-cent discount afforded to AOPA members at the OAK facility.
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AOPA Foundation President to Address Atlanta Aero Club

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Karen Gebhart, president of the AOPA Foundation, is the featured guest speaker at the March 2 Atlanta Aero Club meeting. Gebhart’s presentation will address the challenges and opportunities facing general aviation and how individual engagement can help promote and protect freedom to fly. The meeting is scheduled for noon on March 2 in the Grand Ballroom of the Capital City Club, 7 Harris St., in downtown Atlanta. The cost is $30 for members and $40 for non-members. The admission price includes lunch.
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NATA Pushes for Support of Public-Use Airports, GA and NextGen

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National Air Transportation Association (NATA) vice president of government and industry affairs Eric R. Byer testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Aviation on Nov. 17 to discuss emergency measures that Congress can take to assist the struggling aviation industry. NATA advocated for positive reinforcement for public-use airports, general aviation businesses, aircraft and pilots.
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NBAA Responds to Biased, Distorted News Coverage of General Aviation

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As big news outlets and the big airlines took a gratuitous and uninformed slap at general aviation today, The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) issued a statement underscoring the value of all general aviation – including business aviation – to the nation’s citizens, companies and communities.
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NATA Welcomes New House General Aviation Caucus

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National Air Transportation Association (NATA) president James K. Coyne praised members of the U.S. House of Representatives for creating its new General Aviation Caucus. The GA Caucus, sponsored by NATA, the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, the National Business Aviation Association and the Experimental Aircraft Association, held its first briefing on May 21.
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AOPA Expands General Aviation Serves America Campaign

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The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has announced the formation of a special advisory council to the General Aviation Serves America campaign. National Air Transportation Association (NATA) President and CEO James K. Coyne has agreed to chair the council, which will help ensure that opinion leaders, policy- and lawmakers, and the public at large understand the full breadth and scope of general aviation.
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Fliteport Tackles Middle East Operating Issues

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Two recent milestones in the GA industry — the history-making XOJET deal that will produce a new operations base in the UAE and the opening of the region's largest FBO in Kuwait City — are solidifying the Middle East as an aviation center. Fliteport has launched a new initiative in an effort to make the region’s operating environment more manageable.
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