- May 18, 2021, 4:37 PM
NBAA has selected Dr. Martine Rothblatt as this year’s recipient of its highest honor, the Meritorious Service to Aviation Award. A fixed-wing and rotorcraft pilot, she helped to revolutionize the satellite radio industry by co-founding the company that has become SiriusXM.
To be presented during NBAA-BACE, which will be held October 12 to 14 in Las Vegas, the Meritorious Service to Aviation Award recognizes “extraordinary lifelong professional contributions to the field.
NBAA called Rothblatt a trailblazer in aviation and other industries whose work “fostered the availability of satellite weather information and Nexrad graphics on the flight deck one of the major technological advancements in aviation safety over the past couple of decades.”