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Safety Talk: NBAA's Carr on Tackling Today's Challenges

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Doug Carr, NBAA’s senior v-p of safety, security, sustainability, and international operations — Doug Carr, NBAA’s senior v-p of safety, security, sustainability, and international operations. (Photo: NBAA)

By Kerry Lynch • Editor, AIN monthly magazine

October 2, 2023

Doug Carr, NBAA’s senior v-p of safety, security, sustainability, and international operations, is responsible for steering the association’s regulatory and policy agenda. He has held numerous roles since joining the association in April 1998 and has been deeply involved in a range of issues concerning Congress, the FAA, the Transportation Security Administration, Customs and Border Protection, and other government agencies. He also has helped with commercial and non-commercial aircraft operator issues. A graduate of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with a degree in aviation management, Carr spent six years in the U.S. Navy, where he worked on a nuclear-powered submarine and was responsible for many aspects of its propulsion system. He also has served with the National Air Transportation Association.

Carr spoke with AIN about the heightened attention to safety resulting from the several close calls that have captured public attention this year.

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