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Twelve Trying Months: September 11, One Year Later
One year after September 11, corporate aviation is still seeking assurances that its business aircraft will be able to operate on par with the commercial a

One year after September 11, corporate aviation is still seeking assurances that its business aircraft will be able to operate on par with the commercial airlines in the event there is a future shutdown of parts or all of the National Airspace System.

While NBAA and other general aviation entities continue to pursue access to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta professes a desire to phase in GA operations at DCA at some point, it will not happen in the foreseeable future.