Local and regional business aviation associations flourish
The number of local business aviation advocacy groups has continued to swell to 49 associations as part of an attempt by business aviation users to involve

The number of local business aviation advocacy groups has continued to swell to 49 associations as part of an attempt by business aviation users to involve more participants at the home-base level. Last year there were 43 such groups, a 40-percent increase from 2000.

While NBAA’s job is to promote and protect business aviation, its efforts over the last couple of years have focused primarily on federal issues, and for good reason in this post-9/11 world. To fill in the gaps, the organization has been fostering the development of local business aviation associations.