Former FAA Admin and Washington Insider Talks About The Importance of BizAv (Part 5)
On Oshkosh Friday, AeroShell Square was ringed with some of the best-known business aircraft flying, as EAA President Tom Poberezny, GAMA President Pete Bunce, FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, his predecessor (and current AIA Prez) Marion Blakey, and a parade of professionals brought the message of business aviation to the worlds largest sport aviation show.
That message is jobs, and that business aviation has been unfairly pilloried by Congress and the Obama Administration. The issue was pushed into the spotlight when automakers flew into Washington on corporate jets for Congressional hearings, and has been taking hits ever since. GAMA assembled a lineup of corporate leaders to bring a positive business aviations message to the Oshkosh crowd, and the industry media.
After some industry luminaries spoke supportively of an industry that was condemned by our erstwhile elected leaders, the crowd heard from business people who depend on BizAv to keep their companies going, keep their staff employed and put them where they need to be when and where business has to be done.
Following the presentation, we had a chance to chat with a true Washington Insider, Marion Blakey -- who has not only had to run the "Hot Seat" as FAA Administrator but continues serving aviation to this day as the President of the Aerospace Industries Association. AIA represents the nation’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of civil, military, and business aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial systems, space systems, aircraft engines, missiles, materiel, and related components, equipment, services, and information technology.
Throughout the past week or so, we've been hearing from Tom Poberezny, Pete Bunce, Randy Babbitt, Jack Roush, Shye Gilad, Marion Blakey and others... all in defense of a much maligned industry that is and continues to be a critical part of this nation's transportation infrastructure.
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