Fri, Mar 26, 2010
Will Be Responsible For Regulatory Items Affecting
Maintenance
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced
the hiring of Dennis van de Laar as its new manager, regulatory
affairs in a news release received by ANN Tuesday.
Van de Laar comes to NATA from Southern Illinois Airport
Authority where he served as a graduate assistant while completing
his master's degree in public administration at Southern Illinois
University. During his work as a graduate assistant, van de Laar
participated in a host of training and regulatory compliance
projects with the airport authority. Prior to his work with the
airport authority, van de Laar served as a graduate assistant with
the Southern Illinois University Department of Aviation Management
and Flight where, under a Federal Aviation Administration grant, he
co-authored a Safety Management System manual.
As NATA's manager, regulatory affairs, van de Laar will be
responsible for regulatory items affecting aircraft maintenance as
well as assisting in issues involving airport and FBO operations
and environmental compliance. Van de Laar will also serve as the
NATA staff liaison to the Aircraft Maintenance and Systems
Technology Committee.
"We are very pleased to have Dennis join the NATA government
affairs team," said NATA Vice President of Government and Industry
Affairs Eric R. Byer. "With his experience and education, we are
excited about the impact Dennis will have on advancing NATA's
regulatory agenda."
Van de Laar graduated from Southern Illinois University in 2007
with a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management and completed his
Masters in Public Administration in 2009.
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