Will Coordinate NACA’s Advocacy On Issues Facing Passenger Operations In The Ultra-Low-Cost Carrier (ULCC) Sector

Chris Brown, an executive with more than two decades of experience working aviation issues in industry, on Capitol Hill and at the FAA, will be joining the  National Air Carrier Association (NACA) as vice president for Government Affairs and ULCC Policy. In this role, he will, among other duties, coordinate NACA’s advocacy on issues facing passenger operations in the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) sector. NACA’s ULCC members include Allegiant Air, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines and Sun Country Airlines.

“We are thrilled Chris is joining NACA,” said NACA president and CEO George Novak. “He brings a wealth of experience working in government and industry on a wide variety of aviation issues. Chris is highly regarded by senior aviation policy makers and Congressional staff on both sides of the aisle. His expertise will push our advocacy on behalf of our ULCC members to a new level.”

Prior to joining NACA, Brown served as Assistant Administrator for Government and Industry Affairs at the FAA and Staff Director for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, where he was responsible for developing and implementing legislative and regulatory strategies promoting safety, certification and integration of emerging technologies into the national airspace system. He also served as vice president for Legislative and Regulatory Policy at Airlines for America and ran a federal policy and legislative consulting services practice for trade association and industry company clients.

Brown also served as senior government affairs advisor to United Airlines while at the Washington, D.C., office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, and consultant to American Airlines while at the Washington, D.C., office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP. He holds a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School and a B.A. from Boston College.

(Source: NACA news release)

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