Tue, Jun 01, 2010
Honor Recognizes Association's Work On Industry's Behalf
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt (pictured, right) will
present the NBAA with the National Aviation Hall of Fame's (NAHF's)
2010 Milton Caniff "Spirit of Flight" Award, the association
announced Thursday.
The award, bestowed annually upon a group or organization in
recognition of contributions made toward the advancement of
aviation, will be presented to NBAA on Friday evening, July 16, as
part of NAHF's annual enshrinement weekend in Dayton, OH
which will run through Saturday, July 17. The Caniff Award will be
presented to NBAA during the NAHF's President's Dinner, held in the
National Museum of the United States Air Force's Modern Flight
Gallery. In addition to the Administrator's plans to present NBAA
with the NAHF Award, Babbitt is also scheduled to be among the
speakers at the dinner.
"NBAA and its Members are honored to be recognized with this
award," said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. "As a part of the
aviation community, business aviation has a rich history of
leadership and innovation that has been critical to the advancement
of the entire industry. We at NBAA are most pleased that the
National Aviation Hall of Fame will recognize those contributions
with this award, and we are delighted that Randy Babbitt will
present it to the Association at the ceremony."
NAHF's Board of Trustees first announced the organization's
intention to bestow the award upon NBAA during the Opening General
Session of NBAA's 2009 Annual Meeting & Convention in Orlando,
FL. That announcement was formalized on December 17, 2009, at the
National Museum of the United States Air Force, as part of an
annual celebration of the anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first
controlled powered flight.
The National Aviation Hall of Fame was founded in Dayton in 1962
and chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1964. Its mission is to honor
America's outstanding air and space pioneers, which it does through
a 17,000 square-foot public learning center featuring interactive
exhibits, a youth education program, its annual enshrinement
ceremony, and other public outreach programs.
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