Fri, Dec 17, 2010
Blakey: "Recommendations Strongly Echo AIA's Key
Priorities"
AIA says it is very encouraged by the recommendations presented
to Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood by the Future of Aviation
Advisory Committee Wednesday.
"The establishment of the committee shows that the
administration understands the importance of aviation to our nation
and the need to pay attention to the policy issues that will affect
its future," said AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey. "The
recommendations strongly echo AIA's key priorities for a healthier
civil aviation industry and represent consensus among civil
aviation industry stakeholders."
The Advisory Committee was established in April 2010 and
chartered to provide information, advice and recommendations to the
Secretary of Transportation on ensuring the competitiveness of the
U.S. aviation industry.
"We are especially pleased to see that several of the
subcommittees recommended continued robust investment in the Next
Generation Air Transportation System, and environmental research
and development funding," said Blakey. "These are key policy
recommendations in AIA's recent paper, Civil Aviation Growth in the
21st Century: Meeting Capacity and Environmental Challenges. We've
long advocated accelerated implementation of NextGen as a way to
kick start our economy, add jobs and help meet the president's
manufacturing export goals."
Marion Blakey
The subcommittees also addressed a number of critical AIA
priorities, including promoting development of sustainable
alternative fuels and the importance of science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) education for future
competitiveness.
AIA is particularly pleased that, in Secretary LaHood's words,
these recommendations "will not sit on a shelf," and we look
forward to the Secretary's report on implementation plans early
next year.
Each of the five FAAC subcommittees included representatives
from one or more AIA member companies, which included The Boeing
Company, Goodrich Corporation and Cessna Aircraft Company.
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