NACA joined a coalition of 23 travel, aviation and manufacturing associations to send a letter to COVID-19 Recovery Team Coordinator Jeffrey Zients January 29, 2021, opposing the imposition of a pre-departure testing requirement for domestic air travel. The letter states in part: We strongly support many aspects of the Executive Order, such as the Federal […]
On January 28, 2021, in response to media reports indicating the Biden Administration is considering imposing a COVID-19 testing requirement for domestic air passengers, NACA President and CEO George Novak issued the following statement: NACA strongly supports CDC’s most recent efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in all transportation modes, including aviation, by mandating […]
In response to President Biden’s Executive Order Mandating Masks on Airplanes and in Airports, George Novak, President and CEO of the National Air Carrier Association issued the following statement: NACA applauds President Biden for the issuance of the Executive Order Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel — particularly the provisions requiring that masks […]
In response to the Transportation Department decision not to specifically mandate that divested slots from American and JetBlue at JFK and DCA go to LCCs and ULCCs, per previous practice, Chris Brown, Vice President of Government Affairs and Ultra Low-Cost Carrier Policy at NACA issued the following statement: We are disappointed that DOT squandered an […]
In response to the FAA Order directing a “Stricter legal enforcement policy against unruly airline passengers in the wake of recent, troubling incidents,” NACA President and CEO George Novak issued the following statement on Jan. 14, 2021: “We commend FAA Administrator Steve Dickson for strengthening FAA’s unruly passenger policy in light of last week’s tragic […]
On December 21, NACA President and CEO George Novak issued the following statement on passage of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act: NACA commends Congress for passing the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act with broad bipartisan support, including an extension of the CARES Act Airline Payroll Support Program (PSP). We particularly […]
NACA President and CEO George Novak issued the following statement December 16, in response to the announcement of President-Elect Biden’s choice of former South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg to be Transportation Secretary in the next administration: The National Air Carrier Association (NACA) applauds President-Elect Biden’s announcement of his intent to nominate former South […]
On December 8, NACA joined 16 other aviation industry organizations across management and labor to urge the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to prioritize aviation workers in the next phase of vaccine allocation. The letter states in part: As you are aware, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a component of the Department of […]
On December 7, NACA joined 22 organizations in the aviation industry to urge House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leadership to include the PARTT 147 Act (S.3043/H.R.5427) in the final version of the FAA certification reform bill. The letter states in part: “Leading up to the pandemic, part 147 programs were not able to meet industry’s […]
On December 7, NACA joined 14 other aviation associations in a letter urging FCC Commissioners to suspend the auction of frequency spectrum in the 3.7-3.98 GHz band to the telecommunications industry. The letter states in part: “Moving forward with the auction without fully addressing the potential for harmful interference to radar altimeters, and thus the […]
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