N E W S
EXPERTS SOUGHT FOR EMERGING
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
The National Business Aviation Association
is looking for members to join a new
committee that is tasked with examining
emerging technologies.
The group will focus on rule-making, standards
setting and policy development across all areas of
new technology that could impact business aviation.
“The aviation professionals who make up this
committee will help drive the future of aviation
safety and policy,” said Heidi Williams,
NBAA’s director of air traffic services and
infrastructure.
“We are excited to launch this new
committee to support developing
technologies that represent significant
growth opportunities for its member
companies,” she added.
The committee plans to tackle a number
of issues that face aviation technologies
such as unmanned aircraft systems, urban
air mobility, unmanned traffic management,
commercial space and other future technologies
and infrastructures.
It will also consider autonomous operations,
electric propulsion and other innovative technology
and specifically, the integration of these new
technologies into the National Airspace System. The
Emerging Technologies Committee’s first meeting will
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be at the 2019 NBAA Business Aviation Convention &
Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in October, where additional
goals and tasks will be discussed and is currently
soliciting applications for committee membership.
The committee is looking for members with current
experience in integrating emerging technologies into
the National Airspace System (NAS), developing
emerging technologies, supporting emerging
technology infrastructure and training of
emerging technologies. Committee members
should be willing and able to participate in
and influence regional, state or national
standards and regulatory bodies, commit
resources from their member company or
organization and actively participate on
committee and relevant subcommittees.
“This committee is an opportunity for
innovators in aviation to influence consensus
standards and regulations that will allow for
the safe integration of new technology into the
NAS,” added Brad Hayden, president and CEO of
drone servicing company Robotic Skies and chair of
the new committee.
“This is an exciting time in the development of the
aviation industry and committee members will be a
driving force in that development.”
Paul McDuffee of Boeing Horizon X is the
committee’s vice chair.
“This is an
exciting time in the
aviation industry and
committee members will
be a driving force in its
development”
Brad Hayden, CEO of Robotic Skies and
chair of the emerging technology
committee
Read our
guide to
NBAA-BACE 2019
on Page 68