GA Testifies on Capitol Hill

Leaders from General Aviation testified on Capitol Hill this week in front of the House Transportation Subcommittee on the state of the segment, and it was a mixed report, with leaders from both GAMA and NATA highlighting the challenges ahead even as the segment enjoys a surge in demand and opportunity NATA president Timothy Obitts told Committee members that one of the major risks to the National Airspace System is the growing number of illegal charter companies and the lack of sufficient enforcement and judicial oversight of the enforcement process. GAMA head Pete Bunce said that GA as a whole is battling headwinds created by supply chain issues that have affected just about every GA manufacturer and a shortage of workers across the board, all challenges facing dozens of other segments following two years of pandemic-related disruption.