NBAA’s New Owner Pilot Association Coalition

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced the launch of a new NBAA Owner Pilot Association Coalition (NBAA OPAC), which will bring together leaders of business aircraft owner-pilot organizations in a collaborative effort to tackle top concerns for business aviators and explore opportunities to grow the owner operator community. 

Broom noted that a starter group of representatives from several owner-pilot groups are advising the association, including leaders from Cirrus Vision Pilots and Owners, Citation Jet Pilots Association (CJP), Embraer Jet Operators Association (EJOA); Malibu M-Class Owner and Pilot Association and TBM Owner Pilot Association (TBMOPA). He added that the coalition intends to quickly focus on a list of initial priorities to drive its work, including: 

• New ideas for further enhancing operator safety 
• Innovative ways to address insurance coverage and costs
• Initiatives to drive owner-pilot associations’ member acquisition and retention
• Redoubling NBAA’s focus on the value of its events for owner-operators