Agency Uses its $7.5M Jet to Get Execs to Ribbon Cuttings and Press Conferences

New Yorkers have come together in hopes of addressing the New York Power Authority’s superfluous private jet use. The $7.5 million jet, which was originally painted as a tool to get engineers and managers to time-critical sites, seems to now prioritize getting top executives to ribbon cuttings and press events.

Castagna Discusses Members, Advocacy, Safety, MOSAIC

Aero-News Network’s Rex Alexander talked with Curt Castagna, President and CEO of the National Air Transportation Association at the 2025 EAA AirVenture fly-in and air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. NATA currently has about 3,700 member companies representing all segments of business aviation interests and beyond. Those include FBOs, Part 135 charter operators, flight schools, maintenance & repair shops/MROs, fuel suppliers, insurance companies, and numerous other aviation-related businesses. The organization is very active in doing a lot of legislative and regulatory advocacy work in Washington D.C., and through its well-known Safety 1st platform on its website is their key program in advancing safety in the industry.