NBAA Welcomes Strategically Focused Changes to FAA Structure

Contact: Dan Hubbard, 202-431-5970, [email protected]

Washington, DC, Jan. 26, 2026 - National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen today welcomed organizational changes that ensure the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is strategically positioned to meet today's aviation challenges, advance U.S. aviation leadership in the future and bolster the work to enhance safety, the industry's highest priority.

The comprehensive reorganization was unveiled today by Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford, who noted that the agency-wide overhaul is the largest in its history.

"The FAA's new structure makes the changes required to increase operational efficiency, foster innovation and empower the bold action needed to build an aviation system that in many ways will redefine air transportation," Bolen said.

"More than just a 're-org,' this plan re-envisions what America's aviation system is, and how it can best serve all stakeholders, now and in the decades to come," Bolen added. "NBAA joins with the rest of the aviation community in commending Secretary Duffy and Administrator Bedford for setting forth a bold plan for a new era in aerospace."

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Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more efficient, productive and successful. The association represents more than 10,000 company and professional members and provides more than 100 products and services to the business aviation community, including the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), the world's largest civil aviation trade show. Learn more about NBAA at nbaa.org.

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