The FAA’s assistant administrator for NextGen, Edward Bolton Jr., will be a featured speaker at the second-day opening session on October 22 at the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Fla. According to NBAA, this will be the first industry event at which Bolton provides a roadmap for further NextGen development. NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen said the modernization of the nation’s aviation system to NextGen, which will incorporate digital systems and advanced procedures, “is designed to ensure safer and more efficient air travel, so his remarks will be of great interest to everyone.”