NATA Holds South Florida Air Charter Operator Town Hall

Washington, DC, March 23, 2017 – On Tuesday, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) held the third in its series of Air Charter Operator Town Hall meetings with companies from the South Florida region, gathering at Atlantic Aviation at Palm Beach International Airport. Discussion was led by Suran Wijayawardana (Alerion Aviation), Chairman of NATA’s Air Charter Committee, and covered a range of issues confronting the region’s charter community, including cracking down on illegal Part 135 air carriers, the inappropriate application of transportation excise taxes to aircraft management services and the ongoing negative impact created by flight restrictions at Palm Beach International associated with President Trump’s visits to Mar-a-Lago. 

Wijayawardana was joined by Bill Deere, NATA’s Executive Vice President of Government and External Affairs, who briefed attendees on the latest legislative and regulatory challenges confronting the charter operator community.

“By holding town halls across the country we get a more complete sense of the needs and priorities of the entire community of 135 operators,” said Wijayawardana. Deere concurred stating, “We thank Atlantic Aviation for allowing us to meet at their location and Alerion Aviation for sponsoring lunch. General aviation is an important part of the Florida economy and we thank these operators for providing us with their important input on the challenges they face in this region.”

Upcoming Town Halls:

Air Charter Operators - March 28, 2017 | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Signature Flight Support - Chicago Executive Airport (Wheeling, IL)
 
Fixed Base Operators - April 12, 2017 | 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at XJet (Englewood, CO)