Former National Business Aviation Association president and CEO Ed Bolen [Credit: NBAA]
Key Takeaways:
Ed Bolen, the longtime president and CEO of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and a pivotal figure in general aviation, has died shortly after retiring for cancer treatment.
He led the NBAA from 2004-2026, previously headed the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), and was instrumental in drafting the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994, which revitalized the U.S. aviation manufacturing industry.
Bolen received numerous honors for his decades of contributions, including induction into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame and the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame.
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