U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx to Keynote NATA Aviation Business Roundtable
Alexandria, VA, October 17, 2014 – The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, the Honorable Anthony Foxx, is confirmed as the keynote speaker on November 5th at NATA’s 2014 Aviation Business Roundtable. Secretary Foxx is the administration’s point person in the effort to address America’s growing infrastructure deficit. Among the Secretary’s priorities is touring the nation to build a broad coalition of support for a bold new multi-year plan to grow the nation’s transportation system.
“NATA is honored that Secretary Foxx agreed to address the industry’s leading executives at the Aviation Business Roundtable. He is a major proponent for transparency, accountability and effective use of transportation funding and we look forward to his insights and perspectives on the state of the nation’s transportation infrastructure and upcoming reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration,” said NATA President and CEO Thomas L. Hendricks.
NATA’s Aviation Business Roundtable assembles business executives from all segments of the aviation community and provides a unique opportunity to discuss important and relevant issues with key government officials and other top industry leaders.
Secretary Foxx joins an Aviation Business Roundtable lineup including noted industry and political analysts Richard Aboulafia and Stuart Rothenberg, Acting NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart and FAA Deputy Administrator Michael Whitaker.
The Roundtable takes place November 5-6, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Registration for this event is extended to senior level executives. Please contact Rebecca Mulholland, Executive Assistant to the President and CEO, at rmulholland@nata.aero or (703) 647-6407, to register for the Aviation Business Roundtable.
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