Regulations and Government
Industry Lobby Groups Prepared To Take On FAA
“This isn’t over” is the warning leaders of general aviation groups gave the FAA at EAA’s Oshkosh, and the venue provided an opportunity to drive home to members the importance of making their voices heard with government officials. (Photo: Mark Huber)
“This isn’t over” is the warning leaders of general aviation groups gave the FAA at EAA’s Oshkosh, and the venue provided an opportunity to drive home to members the importance of making their voices heard with government officials. (Photo: Mark Huber)

The alphabets are angry. Reflecting the growing frustration of their members, presidents of the trade associations tasked with representing general aviation interests showed up at this year’s EAA AirVenture with both barrels loaded full of criticism for the FAA and for the congressional oversight of the agency. The rhetoric was a marked shift from the traditional message of cooperation with the FAA. Other than controllers and their supervisors, top FAA officials, including agency Administrator Michael Huerta, were conspicuously absent from this year’s AirVenture, allegedly because of federal budget sequestration. It was the first time an FAA Administrator has skipped the event in many years.

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