Description

The Operations Committee's primary role is to assist the NBAA Board of Directors and Membership with operational and training issues associated with the needs of pilots and flight attendants. The Committee is engaged in evaluating training issues pertinent to NBAA Members, promoting the NBAA Standards of Excellence in Business Aviation, and informing the NBAA Membership of emerging technologies in the industry. NBAA Members can forward questions, comments or suggestions to the Committee Chairman or the NBAA Staff Liaison.

Officers

Chair: Michael DelMastro, Merck & Co., Inc.
Vice Chair: Jeff Daniels, Universal Underwriters Group

Information & Resources

• NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention Forums:
• NBAA Emerging Technology Forum: Emerging Technologies 2004
  Moderated by Bob Dowd, Dankjold Reed Aviation
• Training for Tomorrow
  Moderated by Jeff Daniels, Universal Underwriters Group
• Standards of Excellence for Business Aviation (SEBA) For Flight Attendants
  Moderated by Audrey Huntzinger
  
  
• NBAA Standards of Excellence in Business Aviation (SEBA)
  
  
• NBAA Management Guide -- The NBAA Management Guide is designed to provide general background and basic guidance on the operation of a corporate aviation department. The Guide is designed to assist existing corporate aviation departments in their operational, maintenance and administrative requirements and provide useful guidance for establishing a corporate aviation department.

For more operations information, visit www.nbaa.org/ops.

Subcommittees

• Vertical Lift Subcommittee

Summary of Recent Action

• Developed the Standards of Excellence in Business Aviation Program (SEBA) in collaboration with the Flight Attendants, Schedulers & Dispatchers and Maintenance committees to encourage continuing education practices within the business aviation community.
• Hosted the Emerging Technology Forum at the 2004 NBAA Annual Meeting and Convention which focused on Electronic Flight Bags.
• Updated the goals of the Committee to focus on training, vertical lift and emerging technology issues
• Revised training guidelines were incorporated into the June, 2003 revision of the NBAA Management Guide, creating new section about advance flightcrew training
• Provided recommendations on the Enhanced Flight Vision Notice of Proposed Rulemaking