Business Aviation Captain Josh Gayoso Receives NBAA’s 2026 C&W Family Scholarship

The annual award provides up to $2,500 for advanced professional education as the association highlights career development across business aviation.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Josh Gayoso, CAM, has been selected for the 2026 C&W Family Scholarship.
• Gayoso is an international captain and safety manager at Kenneth Copeland Ministries, with more than a decade in aviation.
• The annual award offers up to $2,500 for advanced aviation professional education.
• NBAA Charities supports career development across a range of business aviation roles.

Professional development in business aviation is at the centre of a newly announced scholarship award for Josh Gayoso, an international captain and safety manager whose aviation career began in ground operations and flight scheduling. The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has selected Gayoso, who holds the Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) designation, as the 2026 recipient of its C&W Family Scholarship.

Announced in Las Vegas on October 17, the award is intended to help an established aviation professional pursue additional education and skills. The scholarship, funded annually by NBAA Charities and the C&W Family, provides up to $2,500 to one recipient for continuing professional development.

Gayoso currently works with Kenneth Copeland Ministries and has more than ten years of industry experience. He began as a line service technician and flight scheduler before progressing to international flight operations and safety management. According to NBAA’s announcement, he plans to direct the award toward further professional development connected with his work in business aviation.

The C&W Family Scholarship is designed for professionals who are already active in the sector rather than for entry-level students alone. Selection places an emphasis on applicants who demonstrate a commitment to advancing business aviation. The association’s scholarship information identifies advanced training, Certified Aviation Manager-related education and professional development courses among the types of education the fund can support.

The award forms part of a wider programme of monetary and training assistance administered by NBAA Charities. Its scholarship portfolio serves students as well as working professionals, including pilots, flight department managers, aircraft maintenance specialists, dispatchers, schedulers, flight attendants and flight technicians. Individual scholarship programmes have their own eligibility requirements, deadlines and supported training activities.

For an industry in which technical qualifications, operational experience and management responsibilities frequently overlap, such awards offer one route for experienced personnel to extend their skills without stepping away from their existing careers. Gayoso’s recognition also illustrates the range of positions, from aircraft ground support to international flight operations, represented within the business aviation workforce.

Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., NBAA represents companies and aviation professionals using general aviation aircraft for business purposes. Its activities include industry education, advocacy, professional resources and the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE). Further information is available from NBAA.