Tue, Aug 31, 2010
Well-Known Aviation Community Members Had A Bad Weekend, But It
Could Have Been Much Worse
The NBAA responded Monday to the
weekend's reported gun-point detainment of two industry figures by
calling for a review of the government's process for obtaining,
using and sharing aircraft registration information.
In a story broken first by ANN, King School founders John and
Martha King were reportedly detained by the Santa Barbara police
Saturday, based on faulty aircraft information maintained by
various government agencies. The Kings are two well-known and
highly respected professionals within the general aviation
community, and the school they founded is a Member Company with the
Association.
"We believe there is an urgent need for the creation of a joint
government-industry group that can expeditiously conduct a
top-to-bottom review of the process to ensure that incidents such
as this one never occur in the future," said NBAA President and CEO
Ed Bolen (pictured).
"We recognize that law enforcement officials need to have a
reliable source of up-to-date aircraft information to prevent
illegal activities," Bolen continued. "At the same time, we
believe the government process for using the data appears woefully
inadequate. This isn't the first time outdated information has
resulted in a situation like the one involving the Kings, but we
want it to be the last. We're asking government leaders to look at
this unfortunate event as an opportunity for industry and
government to collaborate on a solution that will prevent similar
incidents in the future."
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