Panel Discussion to address benefits of NextGen.
Press Release Summary:
According to FAA's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request, sequestration could impact funding of FAA’s NextGen initiative by approximately 30–50%. On September 30, AIA, in partnership with Exelis, Inc., will bring together key experts from variety of industries to discuss NextGen’s successes and upcoming challenges, as detailed in new AIA report. Copies of report, which highlights importance and cross-industry utilization of NextGen technology, will be provided to all attendees.
Original Press Release:
NextGen Rally: Environmentalists, Pilots, Airlines, Business Travelers and Industry Join Together to Protect the Future of NextGen
Washington, D.C. – According to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request, sequestration could impact funding of the FAA’s NextGen initiative by approximately 30-50 percent. This cut will have a significant impact on the progress of NextGen and the safety and efficiency of our nation’s skies.
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), in partnership with Exelis Inc., will bring together key experts from a variety of industries to discuss NextGen’s successes and upcoming challenges, as detailed in a new AIA report. Copies of the report, which highlights the importance and cross-industry utilization of NextGen technology, will be provided to all event attendees.
If interested in attending, please reach out to the press contacts listed below.
WHO:
Keynote Speaker: Marion C. Blakey, President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association of America
Panel Moderator: Dr. Pam Drew, Corporate Vice President and President of Information Systems, Exelis Inc.
Deron Lovaas, Director, Federal Transportation Policy, Energy & Transportation Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council
Michael W. McCormick, Executive Director and COO at Global Business Travel Association
Don Dillman, Managing Director of Flight Operations at Airlines for America
Scott Rosenberg, Pilot, Alaska Airlines
WHAT:  Panel discussion with representatives from a cross section of industry concerning  today’s tangible benefits of the NextGen air transportation system.
WHEN:Â Monday, September 30, 2013, 8:30 am – 12:00 noon
 (Breakfast will be served.)
WHERE:Â Â Â Â Â Â J.W. Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C
PRESS CONTACTS:
Dan Stohr                                                      Â
Aerospace Industries Association                                              Â
(703) 358-1078 officeÂ
(703) 517-8173 mobileÂ
dan.stohr@aia-aerospace.org
Leah Lackey
Exelis Inc.
(703) 668-6234 office
(703) 638-9492 mobile
leah.lackey@exelisinc.com
Founded in 1919 shortly after the birth of flight, the Aerospace Industries Association is the most authoritative and influential trade association representing the nation’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of civil, military and business aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aircraft systems, space systems, aircraft engines, missiles, homeland and cybersecurity systems, materiel and related components, equipment services and information technology.
