Sun, Jun 13, 2010
Participation Was Up More Than 50 Percent Over 2009
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) wrapped up
its popular 2010 Air Charter Summit earlier this week, and
organizers say they saw a significant increases in attendance and
sponsorship support. Participation in the 2010 NATA Air Charter
Summit was up 50% over last year and included a record number of
overall event sponsors and table top display sponsors. "We have
seen an increase in attendance at all of our events so far this
year, and the Summit was no exception," said NATA President
James K. Coyne.
The Summit has quickly become the on-demand air charter
industry's most popular event with its wide array of business,
regulatory and legislative topics on issues affecting the aviation
community at-large. This year's summit included a robust agenda
with issues that touched on all facets of the Part 135 and 91k
communities, including state taxes, federal excise taxes, the
economic forecast for the industry, an FAA regulatory update with
the agency's top leadership, charter brokering, the latest on the
Large Aircraft Security Program, and a flight, duty and rest update
as well as a fractional ownership leadership session.
Andy Cebula of Sensis Corporation and Paul Fontaine with the
FAA's ADS-B office kicked off the program with a discussion on
NextGen. Fontaine opened with the comment that they had done the
NextGen program a disservice at the outset by estimating that it
would be 2025 before the program would be completed. He went on to
outline the implementation plan with a goal to have 320 ground
stations finished before the end of the year and 800 completed by
2013. Cebula ended the session by telling attendees that the FAA is
seeking input from the industry on NextGen and advising them to
participate in this process.
James Coyne
John J. Hickey, Deputy Associate Administrator for Aviation
Safety, began the FAA regulatory review session by thanking NATA
for recognizing the South Florida FSDO and flight instructor Arlynn
McMahon with NATA Industry Excellence Awards. He said that NATA's
survey on FAA regulatory interpretation inconsistencies is helping
the agency discover areas in need of standardization. Tuesday
evening, well-known Olympian, aviation business owner and
accomplished pilot Bruce Jenner gave an inspirational presentation
on his Olympic experience, tying it into the success of America's
aviation businesses.
"This year's Summit provided an outstanding forum for speakers
to highlight some of the most pressing issues confronting the
charter industry," Coyne concluded. "The large jump in registration
and sponsorship support is a clear indicator that the Air Charter
Summit is becoming a must-book-event on the calendar of Part 135
operators large and small."
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