Ed Bolen, president and CEO of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), has died, the association announced.

Bolen led NBAA, the Washington, D.C.-based trade group representing the business aviation community, and was one of the industry's most prominent advocates.

The NBAA described Bolen as an aviation legend, and tributes poured in from across the aviation world following news of his passing.

Source: NBAA