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Aviation
Business
Journal
Official Publication of the
National Air Transportation Association
Chairperson
James P. Sweeney
Fargo Jet Center
Fargo, ND
Incoming Chairperson
S. Michael Scheeringa
Signature Flight Support
Orlando, FL
Immediate Past Chair
D. Todd Duncan
Duncan Aviation - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Board of Directors
Gary L. Dempsey
Jet Aviation Holdings
USA, Inc
Teterboro, NJ
Martin H. Hiller
World Fuel Services
Tampa, FL
Edward Kilkeary, Sr.
L.J. Aviation
Latrobe, PA
Steve L. Loyd
Bakersfield Jet Center
by Loyd’s Aviation
Bakersfield, CA
Robert Marinace
Key Air
Oxford, CT
Robert Olislagers
Centennial Airport
Englewood, CO
President
Thomas L. Hendricks
NATA
Alexandria, VA
Treasurer
Marian Epps
Epps Aviation
Atlanta, GA
NATA President & CEO Tom Hendricks:
The View From Day One
By Colin Bane
In July, the National Air Transportation Association Board of Directors
announced the selection of Tom Hendricks as the association’s new president.
Aviation Business Journal caught up with Hendricks on September 1, his
first official day on the job, to learn more about his background, his Day One
priorities, and his perspective on the challenges and opportunities ahead for
NATA and its members.
Solairus Aviation: A New Standard in Charter
By Paul Seidenman and David J. Spanovich
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In the hyper competitive world of on-demand charter and aircraft management,
Solairus Aviation Chairman and CEO Dan Drohan makes it perfectly clear that
he will not sacrifice quality for market share. Solairus Aviation has managed to
generate an enviable rate of growth since it was founded in May 2009 by Drohan
and two partners. Aviation Business Journal spoke to Drohan to learn more about
the background of his company and where he sees the industry heading.
NATA Air Charter Consumer Guide
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NATA updated its popular Chartering an Aircraft guide and is making it
available to you in this issue of ABJ as well as on our website as a download.
Help educate your customers by downloading a free copy today by visiting
www.nata.aero/store.
Publisher
Thomas L. Hendricks
Editor
Shannon Chambers
Editorial Director
Eric R. Byer
Contributing Editors
Maryanne Arthur
www.justwritesolutions.com
Jess Hammett
Amy Hornaday
Celeste Clark
Art Direction/Design
Laurel Prucha Moran
Blue Room Design
www.blueroomstudio.com
Advertising Sales
Marshall Boomer
The YGS Group
Advertising
For advertising information, call 800.501.9571 x123 or
email marshall.boomer@theYGSgroup.com
President’s Message By Tom Hendricks
Inside Washington By Eric R. Byer
NATA Introduces New Workers’ Compensation Insurance Program
By Colin Bane
Forty Years of Flight for Life®
Colorado By Lindsey C. McFarren
NATA Maintenance Perspective By Carol E. Giles
Safety 1st
News By Amy B. Koranda
Advertiser’s Index
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aviation, and/or other professional advisors concerning specific matters before making any decisions. Statements of fact and
opinion are the responsibility of the authors alone and do not imply any opinion on the part of the officers, employees, and/or
members of NATA. Publication of any advertisement in this magazine is not an endorsement of the vendors or advertisers nor of
the products advertised.
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Issue 4 | Volume 10
New NATA
President
& CEO,
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