GBAA Luncheon with NBAA President, Ed Bolen

Marriott Perimeter Center Atlanta, Georgia August 1 , 2005

Thank you to all who attended the luncheon. It turned out to be a well-attended event with loads of good information.

Dave Small, GBAA Chair, kicked off the meeting by speaking about GBAA recent events and initiatives. He highlighted GBAA's involvement with the Fulton County Airport Tower Closure, Wildlife Fencing at FTY, the scholarship program and future events such as the October Emergency Response Seminar.

After David, NBAA's President and CEO, Ed Bolen took the stage to discuss the recent happenings and overall strategy of NBAA. He discussed the vision and objectives of NBAA being a powerful voice for general aviation. To work on Capital Hill and beyond to address issues such as user fees, access, airspace, and safety.

Lisa Piccione, NBAA's Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, continued the theme by discussing what each of GBAA's members can do to contirbute. Lisa introduced the NBAA Grassroots Center to assist NBAA, GBAA and all its members contact Congress.

The session ended with a very informative presentation by Ed Ratigan, Manager of Aviation Programs for the Georgia DOT. Ed outlined the various tasks and agendas by their department. He also provided very infomative information about how Georgia's aviation infrastructure stacks up against the rest of southeastern states. To download a copy of Ed's presentation, click here.

Thank you again to all who attended. The GBAA looks forward to continuing to provide opportunities to get members together as well as learn about important and interesting topics!