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While specific details of those proposals remain
unclear at this time, NBAA President and CEO Ed
Bolen noted that both positions run contrary to
longstanding positions held by the business
aviation community.
“The potentially dire consequences from such
actions cannot be overstated,” Bolen wrote in
his personal appeal to NBAA Members. “Without
Congress to ensure that our nation's air traffic
system safeguards the aviation needs of the
entire public – including the people and
companies that rely on general aviation in small
and mid-size towns – such sweeping authority
would instead be granted to a group of
self-interested parties.
“These parties will be left to make decisions
about where and when companies using business
aviation can fly, how much it will cost to do
so, and what type of payment – including user
fees – will be demanded of operators,” he
continued. (Listen to a special NBAA Flight Plan
podcast
for more on NBAA's call to action
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