April 21, 2005 • Washington, DC

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen joined U.S. airline executives, academic experts and officials with various industry advocacy organizations at an event today held by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to discuss the challenges facing the U.S. aviation system. Bolen moderated a panel focusing on short- and long-term solutions for ensuring that the national aviation system is equipped to serve a 21st Century aviation industry. Bolen brought to the panel his experience as chairman of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council and as a member of the Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry. Bolen's panel included representatives from the FAA's Joint Planning and Development Office, Boeing Company, NASA and World Airways, Inc.

Appearing left (left to right) is Kevin Brown, Vice President and General Manager of Advanced Air Traffic Management for The Boeing Company; Charles Keegan, Director of the Joint Planning and Development Office; General Ronald R. Fogleman (ret), Chairman of World Airways, Inc., and Former U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff; and NBAA President and CEO Edward M. Bolen.

To learn more, contact NBAA's Lisa Piccione at lpiccione@nbaa.org.