Training and Workforce
Flight Lines through Time at the National Aviation Hall of Fame
2025 enshrinee general Fig Newton dives into NAHF’s educational mission
Gen. Lloyd “Fig” Newton at the National Aviation Hall of Fame
General Lloyd “Fig” Newton serves as an aviation ambassador, opening possibilities to youth at the National Aviation Hall of Fame.

At the National Aviation Hall of Fame’s (NAHF) annual enshrinement ceremony, history and future often meet on the same stage. For 2025 enshrinee and retired general Lloyd W. “Fig” Newton, that moment arrives not only with applause and acclaim, but in the shining eyes of a six-year-old boy seated beside him in the Joe Clark Innovation Lab at one of this year’s summer camps.

Newton, who is NBAA chairman emeritus, joined those volunteering this summer to foster NAHF’s educational programs, helping to open the door to possibilities.