NATA (National Air Transportation Association) issued a statement on the final FAA rule requiring the implementation of Safety Management Systems (SMS) by on-demand air carriers operating under part 135. The SMS Rule is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on April 26, 2024. Affected operators will have 36 months from the effective date of the rule to implement an SMS.
Read MoreNATA (the National Air Transportation Association) has announced an agreement with Hawthorn Hill, LLC to provide the Association and its members enhanced expertise and insight into federal-level security policy and program development.
Read MoreToday, the NATA (National Air Transportation Association) board of directors named Cristine Kirk, CEO of Malone AirCharter, Inc., as its Vice Chair. Kirk was elected to serve on the NATA Board in June 2023. Kirk joined Malone AirCharter in 2010 as Staff Accountant and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) after just five years. In her role as CFO, Kirk spent the next six years on the company’s strategic leadership team focusing on safety, customer service, and growth. In 2021, Kirk purchased Malone Air Charter, continuing to run the company in the same family-owned tradition of its founding in 2002.
Read MoreLast week, the EAGLE (Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions) Initiative announced that NATA President and CEO Curt Castagna will serve as co-chair, alongside the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Executive Director of Aircraft Certification Services (AIR-1) Lirio Liu.
Read MoreAs passed by Committee, the legislation addresses many of the concerns NATA raised on behalf of its members and includes multiple provisions to improve and streamline FAA processes. Specifically, NATA appreciates the legislation’s improvements to the Part 135 certification and check pilot processes, focus on the scalability of SMS requirements for small operators, creation of an FAA ombudsman to provide impartial dispute mediation, and increased FAA/stakeholder engagement during the rulemaking process.
Read MoreNational Air Transportation Association (NATA) President and CEO Curt Castagna testified before the House Aviation Subcommittee to discuss solution-focused proposals that secure a vibrant future for general aviation. In the testimony, NATA highlights the critical importance of FAA Reauthorization legislation that will maintain the security and increase the resiliency of the National Airspace System while refining the focus and improving the efficiency of its regulatory agency.
Read MoreNational Air Transportation Association (NATA) President and CEO Curt Castagna has congratulated the new Chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Aviation, Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA).
Read MoreGil Wolin, a business aviation veteran who brought passion and a broad talent portfolio to his decades-long work in the industry, passed away Sept. 5 following a brief illness.
Read MoreTimothy Obitts will step down as President and CEO of NATA, effective September 1, 2022, to advance the cause of sustainability as the Chief Legal Officer for Alder Fuels. The Board of NATA has appointed Curt Castagna (President and CEO, Aeroplex Group Partners, Long Beach, CA) to serve as NATA’s 11th President and CEO.
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