Speaker Lineup Set for Bizav Convention

The National Business Aviation Association has announced the lineup of speakers for the opening session of its annual convention, which is set for October 10-12 in Las Vegas. Among those scheduled to speak at an 8:30 a.m. session on the event's opening day: Sen. Joseph Manchin III (D-W.Va.); FAA administrator Randy Babbitt (in photo); National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman Deborah Hersman; John Deere Agricultural and Turf division president Dave Everitt; and doctor, pilot and former U.S. Senate majority leader Bill Frist of Tennessee. As reported here previously, Frist will receive an award at the convention for humanitarian leadership.