National Business Aviation Association

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging immediate action after two fatal Hawker business jet crashes during required post-maintenance stall test flights. The NTSB found that pilot training and qualification standards are being questioned, and manufacturer guidance on handling unexpected stall behavior is lacking.

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has introduced a bill that would restore and extend a key federal incentive for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), aiming to stabilize a sector that developers say has been shaken by shifting policy. The Securing America's Fuels Act would reinstate the higher, SAF-specific rate within the Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit and extend it through 2033, providing a tax credit of $1.