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NBAA-BACE Keynote Highlights Safety, Unity

Keynote celebrated aviation’s people and purpose

NBAA-BACE 2025 Keynote speakers — Country music artist and pilot Dierks Bentley joined NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen (center) and Meritorious Service to Aviation award recipient Steuart Walton for the keynote. © Mariano Rosales/AIN

By Amy Wilder • Writer

October 15, 2025

The 2025 NBAA-BACE keynote session opened with a clear message from NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen: Safety is aviation’s enduring foundation. “We have a core value. We have a number-one priority, and that is safety—safety first, safety always,” he told the audience in Las Vegas.

Reflecting on a series of early-2025 accidents—including the January 29 midair collision over the Potomac River and other fatal crashes—Bolen said the events rocked the industry and demanded a renewed commitment. “We’ve got to do better. We’ve got to do it right now,” he said.

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