Regulations and Government
Longtime Bizav Attorney Gary Garofalo Flies West
His career spanned more than five and a half decades
Garofalo

Gary Garofalo, an aviation attorney whose more-than-five-decade career helped shape U.S. Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) governing business aircraft operations, died on August 22. “Gary was the consummate attorney with an outsized passion for aviation,” said NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen. “His fingerprints are all over the [FARs] and the legal opinions that guide our industry.”

A longtime NBAA Tax Committee member, Garofalo served as chair for two years and later led the association’s Operational Excellence Strategic Focus Team, coordinating its Tax, Domestic Operations, and International Operators Committees.