I am so relieved that the U.S. presidential election is finally over. The past year—and especially recent months—have been marked by an undercurrent of anxiety, with otherwise-loving families having cocktail-soaked dinner wars and old friends severing Facebook ties over national policy issues. Perhaps now we can all stop bickering and get down to business.
Or perhaps we can’t: Partisan gridlock had already reached a pretty intense level well before election season arrived and, with a divided Congress and electorate, there may be no end in sight. Still, I became just a bit more optimistic after attending the National Business Aviation Association’s annual convention in Orlando, Fla., in October. As in past years, I was impressed by the incredible sense of community and spirit within the business aviation family.
Jennifer English is the Editorial Director for Business Jet Traveler magazine. Prior to this position she served for three years as the Director of Marketing/ Brand Manager for AIN Publications' complete line of products.
