The NBAA has named the recipients of its Flying Safety Award, as well as safety leadership in several specific categories, for the period ending 31 December, 2023.

More than 100 companies and flight departments are recognised for accident-free flying. Recipients will be recognised during the National Safety Forum at the 2024 NBAA-BACE, taking place 22-24 October in Las Vegas, Nevada.

These awards serve as a demonstration of the high degree of professionalism and safety culture within participating companies and the recognition that safety is the cornerstone of business aviation.

“Safety is business aviation's highest priority and a core value,” says NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen. “NBAA-BACE offers an unequalled opportunity to recognise excellence across our industry, including in safety leadership. We look forward to honouring those people and companies that have attained or surpassed the half-century mark in safe operations at our convention this year, as well as those with other remarkable safety achievements.”

NBAA 50 Year Flying Safety Award recipients:

- ALLETE

- JR Simplot

- Lowe's Companies

- Quiktrip Corp

- RTX

- Wayne-Sanderson Farms

NBAA 60 Year Flying Safety Award recipients:

- Cummins

NBAA 75 Year Flying Safety Award recipients:

- Kimberly-Clark Corp

- NextEra Energy

- Owens-Illinois

In addition to these milestones, NBAA recognises members in the following categories:

- Commercial Business Flying awards: seven companies; 202,867 cumulative hours

- Corporate Business Flying awards: 107 companies; 5,462,216 cumulative hours

- Maintenance Department Safety awards: 49 companies

- Pilot Safety Awards: 291 pilots; 1,936,206 cumulative hours

- Scheduler/Licensed Dispatcher Safety awards: 80

- Support Services Safety awards: 227 recipients

- Avionics/Maintenance Technician Safety awards: 180 recipients

The Flying Safety Awards programme was launched in 1953 by NBAA's board of directors to promote a culture of safety in business aviation operations. The association is committed to continually enhancing the safety of business aviation and encourages all members to participate in the awards programme to gain recognition for their outstanding performance.

Additionally, the NBAA Safety Committee offers many resources to promote and support a culture of safety in business aviation operations, including materials, guidance on matters relating to safe operations, safety management system resources and national and regional safety events.