Chad Trautvetter

Aircraft Research Group happy hour at NBAA-BACE 2025. Aircraft Researchers Group (ARG)—a community for business aircraft market researchers, analysts, brokers, operators, and related professionals—will once again hold its ARG Connect event at NBAA-BACE. Set to take place on October 20 at the Viva! By Ray Garcia hotel in Las Vegas, the networking event allows this community gather together in a casual atmosphere. Those who wish to attend must RSVP.

Aircraft market intelligence firm AircraftPost is hosting a one-hour session to dissect a business aircraft transaction—specifically for a Gulfstream G650—on Wednesday, October 21, at 3:30 p.m. in Room W314 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in tandem with NBAA-BACE 2026. The “Behind the Deal” discussion, featuring four panelists from different disciplines involved in aircraft transactions, is free but requires registration.

Retired NASA astronaut Butch Willmore emphasized "operational excellence" in the kenote session at the 2025 Citation Jet Pilots Association conference in Tampa, Florida. © Chad Trautvetter/AIN “Operational excellence that prioritizes preparation can transform desperate situations,” Barry “Butch” Willmore, an ex-U.S. Navy F-18 pilot and retired NASA astronaut, told attendees this morning at the 2026 Citation Jet Pilots Association convention keynote session.