NBAA Business Aviation Insider Sept/Oct 2026 Workforce Issue Covers Recruiting, Sustainability Defence and Duncan Aviation's 70th Anniversary
Why It MattersThe issue's focus on hiring, veteran training pipelines and sustainability defence signals mounting pressure on business aviation to address workforce shortages and public emissions scrutiny simultaneously.
The September/October 2026 issue of Business Aviation Insider, NBAA's official bimonthly magazine, centres on workforce development across the industry, with feature articles covering job search tips for recent graduates, the role of marketing professionals, strategic hiring and retention approaches, and a profile of a veteran-led flight training programme run by a former Marine turned CEO.
In the President's Perspective column, NBAA's president responded to an opinion editorial in The Hill that used FIFA World Cup flight data to criticise business aviation's sustainability record, countering that the sector represents a small fraction of transportation emissions, has cut its carbon footprint by 40% over four decades through lightweight composites, winglets and cleaner engines, and that sustainable aviation fuels can reduce lifecycle emissions by 80% compared with legacy fuels.
The Capital View department features Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), who discussed the economic potential of beyond visual line of sight drone operations, noting North Dakota's UAS test site was the first in the nation to receive FAA permission for such flights, and addressed the Vet2Wings programme at the University of North Dakota's John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, established in October 2022 to help military veterans cover flight training costs not included in the GI Bill.
The Regulatory Hot Topics section reports a government-industry collaboration has produced a rulemaking mandate on radio altimeters, while Duncan Aviation, founded in 1956, marks its 70th anniversary and is exhibiting at NBAA Booth #600.
