The Alphabet Associations Attempt To Offer A Cohesive Face For The Industry - BUT... Too Little, Too Late????

It made for great aero-theater at this year's Oshkosh, but to many it typified one of the aviation world's biggest problems... our talent for preaching to our own choir... to the detriment of the need for understanding from the outside world.

Leaders from seven aviation industry organizations sat together at the EAA Welcome Center on midway through Oshkosh 2011 to discuss critical concerns on the Federal and State legislative fronts that were consistently referred to as some of the greatest threats the aviation industry has ever faced.

The event was titled, “Stronger Together”, and each industry association leader reiterated points recognizing each GA segments differences, but also emphasized that the aviation industry is clearly under attack and that an aggressive and unified front is critical in protecting the freedoms and rights of the various aviation stakeholders.

The panel included James Coyne, President and CEO of NATA, Ed Bolen, President of NBAA, Rod Hightower, President of EAA, Craig Fuller, President of AOPA, Matthew Zuccaro, President of HAI, Peter Bunce, President of GAMA, and Henry Ogrodzinski, President of NASAO. Each leader outlined pending legal, regulatory, and legislative actions that have arisen during the last 4 months, stemming from the deficit crisis that Congress is attempting to resolve and the approval of the FAA Reauthorization Bill.

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