NBAA highlights US shutdown’s impact on business aviation
With the US government continuing to operate a fiscal shutdown, the first in 17 years, the NBAA (National Business Aviation Association) has been highlighting the shutdown’s effect on the business aviation industry with policymakers in Washington.
In a letter to members, Ed Bolen, NBAA President and CEO highlighted that the shutdown threatens our industry with the elimination of jobs, closure of companies and the loss of millions in economic activity.
“As just one part of making our case as clear and meaningful as possible, we have repeatedly emphasized that general aviation planes and parts can’t be produced, financed, bought or sold without the written approval of the federal government, which has to register each and every aircraft in the FAA’s Aircraft Registry.
“According to the FAA, 10,000 aircraft registrations expire each month. So, by shutting down the registry, the government is effectively grounding much of the America’s general aviation industry, along with the potential operations of thousands of aircraft crucial to the functioning of our economy. In the long term, the shutdown will have additional, grave consequences for workers, the economy and our national infrastructure.”
Bolan has recently written an open letter to President Obama and Congressional Leaders, urging them to urge the Administration and Congress to find a way forward to end the shutdown, or to conduct a re-evaluation of the criteria for employees who are exempt from the shutdown.
NBAA has created a Government Shutdown resource page on the association’s website, which provides background information about the current situation. It is urging its members to contact their members of Congress and to share the impact of the shutdown on their business.
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