Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) Program
Program Overview
Thinking about management? Become a CAM. By achieving this credential, you will prepare yourself for career growth and opportunity, prove your knowledge and qualifications to be an industry leader, gain the recognition of your peers and superiors, and join an elite group of business aviation professionals.
Step Up to a Leadership Role
The Certified Aviation Manager Program identifies qualified professionals to lead flight departments and companies that use business aircraft. Through certification, you will prove your level of expertise and commitment to the aviation industry, enabling you to achieve your professional goals. The certification process tests your proficiency in five subject areas:
- Leadership
- Human Resources
- Operations
- Technical and Facilities Services
- Business Management
NBAA and the business aviation community acknowledge CAMs as professionals who have demonstrated an exemplary level of industry knowledge and management skills. These men and women are committed to excellence and prepared to lead.
Get Started Today
Join the ranks of esteemed aviation professionals who have already been certified – apply for the CAM exam today.
Certification through the CAM Program is appropriate for any individual currently managing, or aspiring to manage, any aspect of business aviation operations, including flight department managers, pilots, maintenance managers and technicians, schedulers, dispatchers, flight attendants, FBO managers, contract employees and charter operators.
NBAA offers the support you need to get started via the CAM Study Guide, providing a list of references and sample questions just like those you’ll see on the actual CAM exam. As an NBAA Member, you also receive reduced rates on Association conferences and Professional Development Program courses.
NBAA offers the CAM exam in a computer-based testing format several times a year to make scheduling exams convenient and accessible for all
What Others Have Said
"For me, the real education in becoming a CAM is in making professional connections with people who help guide you through the certification process and become your mentors.”
– Cyndi Nadeau, CAM, Assistant Director
of Operations, Key Air
"The CAM exam prepares you to lead and gives you an opportunity to study material that will benefit your career whatever your next move is.”
– Scott Rose, CAM, Manager of Flight Operations,
PepsiCo, Inc. ADS Base
“My goal is to someday be director of a flight department. That’s why I went for the CAM – to give me the credential to do that.”
– Marty Grier, CAM, Senior Manager
of Maintenance, The Home Depot
“I wanted to be better prepared to do my job, and the things I learned while preparing for the CAM exam – the tax implications of aircraft use, for example – gave me a broader understanding of the needs of aircraft owners.”
– Kellie Rittenhouse, CAM, Scheduler/Dispatcher and
Director of Customer Relations, Pentastar Aviation
