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E B A C E 2 0 07 Bolen: “We Are Still Standing” AVIATION WEEK President Tom Henricks Publisher Greg Hamilton Editor-In-Chief John Morris Morrisoff@aol.com Senior Editors Rich Piellisch Mike Jerram News Editor Scot Greenan Copy Editor Sabine Morrow Writers Fred George, Robert Hewson, David Hughes, Paul Jackson, George C. Larson, Evan Sweetman Senior Art Director & IT Manager Kirk Fetzer Art Directors Maureen Spuhler, Ariel de Man Photographer Mike Vines Digital Photo Fran Vines, Nick Vines Newsroom Manager Mara Morris VP of Sales Mark A. Flinn mark_flinn@aviationnow.com Sales Director, B/CA Show News Mike Triunfo Mike_Triunfo@aviationweek.com Europe Romaine Meyer romaine_meyer@mcgraw-hill.com Germany/Switzerland Robert Rottmeier rottm@mcgraw-hill.com E. Europe/CIS/India/Italy Vittorio Rossi Prudente prudente@mcgraw-hill.com UK Mike Elmes mike.elmes@aerospacemedia.co.uk Business Manager Sean Beers Operations Manager Erving Dockery B/CA Show News is published at NBAA by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121 AVIATION WEEK also publishes Aviation Week & Space Technology, Aviation Daily, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, Business and Commercial Aviation, Overhaul & Maintenance, The Weekly of Business Aviation, Defense Technology International, and the World Aerospace Database including World Aviation Directory. Material in this publication may not be reproduced in any form without permission. Printing & Distribution Managed by: Tradeshow Publications LLC © Copyright 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Library of Congress ISSN 1092-6151 As business aviation experiences some heretofore unimaginably successful years, the airlines continue to position their artillery for the next barrage on public opinion— regarding who they think should pay more for the ATC system. So, yes, it is the best of times and the worst of times as Charles Dickens said of Paris in the midst of the French Revolution. Only the hill everyone wants to take this time is in Washington D.C. and can be found under a capitol dome. “After all of these attacks [by the airPete Bunce of GAMA and Ed Bolen of NBAA. lines] and the multi-million dollar campaign, where do we stand? The good news is we are reauthorization hasn’t passed yet. It also includes still standing,” says NBAA president and CEO the fuel tax increase plus a $25 per flight ATC fee. And once a bill passes in the Senate, a House and Ed Bolen, who looked surprisingly clean and wellrested at the breakfast to welcome NBAA visitors Senate conference committee will have to craft a to Atlanta after arriving from the heavy fighting last final compromise. Business aviation leaders see plenty of opportunities for mischief in Congress beweek on Capitol Hill in Washington. And here is the part that Bolen and Pete Bunce, fore a final FAA reauthorization is passed. Bolen had a full hall for a breakfast with the avithe president and CEO of the General Aviation Manufacturers Assn., probably wanted listeners to ation press on Tuesday and was awaiting the arrival take to heart. “We have a long way to go with this at the convention of 27,362 attendees who have alfight, and the toughest day is ahead of us,” Bolen ready registered—an increase of 10% over this time said, asking everyone in the room to get involved. last year. Here the visitors will find 1,152 exhibitHe notes that “Roll Call, “ the newspaper of ing companies and they will be able to see 115 of Capitol Hill, has reported that the airlines have the latest business aircraft at the static display. The voices of NBAA members will have to be spent $12 million over the past seven months to attack business and general aviation and to promote heard on Capitol Hill, Bolen says. He notes that general aviation is paying its fair share of ATC servtheir legislative agenda. NBAA, GAMA, AOPA and EAA did win a vic- ices (contributing 8.6% to the aviation trust fund) tory of sorts last week when the U.S. House of Rep- while only generating 7-8% of the cost of operatresentatives passed an FAA reauthorization bill. The ing the system. At the end of his remarks Bolen said, “We have good news was that Bill H.R. 2881 passed last week come a long way and taken some tough shots [from without any user fees. The only increased cost to business and general aviation in the bill is a 14 cent the airlines]. But as we go down the stretch we have per gallon boost in the fuel tax. But the Senate FAA to redouble our efforts.” —David Hughes Chevron Flies Angels The Corporate Angel Network carries on for cancer patients as AVIATION WEEK president Tom Henricks presents a check to CAN executive director Peter Fleiss at the Chevron’s Booth 1907. Looking on at left are general aviation GM Keith Sawyer of CAN fuel provider Chevron and NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen; also participating are Safe Flight Instrument president and CEO Randall Greene, and NetJets president Jim Christiansen (far right). Show News at NBAA On site Newsroom: Room B201 Tel: 404-222-5893 www.aviationweek.com/shownews September 26, 2007 3 http://www.aviationweek.com/shownews

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