Organization Receives National Award In Ohio For Industry
Advocacy
The NBAA on Friday welcomed a
proclamation recognizing the essential role all of aviation,
including business aviation, in serving Ohio.
In the proclamation, Governor Ted Strickland (D-OH) (pictured,
right) declares July 16, 2010 to be "Aviation Industry
Awareness Day," noting that in Ohio, "Fortune 500 company flight
departments" and small businesses alike "rely on aircraft to
compete efficiently." The proclamation also recognizes the role of
"60 charter flight companies, 131 aircraft repair stations [and]
the two top fractional ownership companies" in driving economic
activity in the Buckeye State.
"NBAA thanks Governor Strickland for highlighting the value of
business aviation to communities and companies in Ohio," said NBAA
President and CEO Ed Bolen. "The state is widely recognized as the
birthplace of aviation, and it's clear that today, business
aviation continues to support thousands of jobs, business
productivity, access to small airports and humanitarian initiatives
in the state." Strickland notes in the proclamation that general
aviation contributes $5.5 billion to the state's economy and
employs 17,352 people in high-skilled manufacturing and service
jobs. There are also 172 community airports in the state.
"General aviation plays a critical role in the lives of our
citizens, as well as the operation of our businesses and farms,"
Strickland says in the proclamation. "The state of Ohio, the
birthplace of aviation, has a significant interest in the vitality
of general aviation, aerospace, aircraft manufacturing, educational
institutions and aviation organizations and community airports and
aircraft operators."
The proclamation follows similar
declarations issued in Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, North
Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia
recognizing the value of business aviation to the states. The
decrees' emphasis on the jobs, transportation access for small
towns, company productivity and importance in humanitarian efforts
reflect the core themes of the No Plane No Gain advocacy campaign,
jointly sponsored by NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers
Association.
The Ohio proclamation also comes on the same day NBAA is to be
recognized in Dayton by the National Aviation Hall of Fame with the
Milton Caniff Spirit of Flight award, bestowed annually upon a
group or organization in recognition of contributions made toward
the advancement of aviation.
The program for the award ceremony will include remarks from FAA
Administrator Randy Babbitt, a special video telling the story of
business aviation, and an all-star panel of aviation leaders,
moderated by television news legend and aviator David Hartman, who
will discuss their views on the industry and NBAA's long-standing
role in supporting the industry.
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