SEPTEMBER 2025 | South Central Region Newsletter

GLOBAL: Each industry in America hosts its own unique events with specific goals, trends, and audiences in mind. For example, the tech sector thrives on cutting-edge innovation expos like CES, where companies introduce groundbreaking products. The fashion industry centers around events like New York Fashion Week, spotlighting top designers and influencing global clothing trends. In contrast, agriculture showcases its advancements by way of state fairs and trade shows that bring together farmers with the newest technologies. Healthcare relies on medical conferences for sharing research and advancing patient care.

WASHINGTON, DC: National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen commended the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) recent publication of a Request for Solutions (RFS), in which the agency solicits a prime integrator to manage the development and implementation of a modernized air traffic control (ATC) system. “NBAA applauds the FAA’s important next step to move forward with air traffic control modernization,” said Bolen. “We support efforts to streamline procurement and drive results to meet the three-to-four-year goal. This Request for Solutions is a key step toward modernizing the National Airspace System (NAS) on schedule.” The FAA outlines a three-pillar strategy to aviation safety: continuously optimizing national airspace design and technology; modernizing NAS infrastructure, telecommunication, surveillance, automation and facilities; and fully staffing and equipping the best people for the mission. The agency says these three pillars will result in safety, reliability, agility and scalability of the NAS. The Performance Work Statement (PWS) in the RFS describes the role, responsibilities and tasks of the prime integrator. The RFS also includes instructions for submitting a proposal and criteria by which the agency will evaluate proposals and Integrator accountability terms. The FAA will respond to questions about the RFS on a rolling basis on Sept. 9, 16 and 19, and plans to select the prime integrator on or around Oct. 31. Details are available in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

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GLOBAL: True Unsung Heroes of Modern Aviation - If someone said to you in an off-the-cuff way, “Let’s chat about aircraft hangars for the next few minutes,” you would probably quickly devise an urgent excuse to break away from the conversation. But first consider this. Hangars are far more than just overgrown parking garages with high ceilings; they are really the true unsung heroes of modern aviation. Without these rugged protective structures, aircraft would be parked outside in the elements like awkwardly large, winged wonders with no place to call home, getting snowed upon, toasted by the blistering sun, and wind-whipped like a plastic toy trapped within a hurricane.