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Stopping The Stops
by Mark R. Baker President & CEO, Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Working your way through the noisy, highly politicized climate of Washington, D.C., can be a little like trying to communicate without a microphone while navigating without a GPS, … Continue reading
Wisconsin Governor Signs Bill To Exempt Aircraft Maintenance From State Sales Tax
APPLETON, WIS. (April 3, 2014) – After a year of lobbying by a coalition of state and national aviation organizations and businesses, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 348 into law April 3, 2014, exempting aircraft parts, maintenance and … Continue reading
Posted in News, Products & Services
Tagged Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, Experimental Aircraft Association, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, Governor Scott Walker, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Wisconsin Airport Management Association, Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association, Wisconsin Senate Bill 348
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Saving SMO
by Mark R. Baker President & CEO, Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association If you live and fly anywhere near Southern California, then the saga of Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) is probably all too familiar. But no matter where you … Continue reading
Allow Me To Introduce Myself!
by Mark Baker President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association I am excited to be AOPA’s new president, only the fifth in our association’s nearly 75-year history. I may be new to this role, but I’m definitely not new to … Continue reading
Minnesota Native Named President & CEO Of AOPA
Frederick, MD – Mark R. Baker, a longtime general aviation (GA) pilot, has been named president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the world’s largest aviation association. Baker is only the fifth AOPA … Continue reading
Posted in AOPA, News
Tagged Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, AOPA, Bill Trimble, Mark R. baker
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The Power of Bureaucracy
by Craig Fuller President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association We all remember civics lessons when we were taught that the government has three branches –the executive, legislative, and judicial. But today it seems there’s a fourth branch of … Continue reading
Posted in AOPA, Aug/Sept 2013, Columns
Tagged Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, Craig Fuller
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A Storm Is Brewing
by Craig L. Fuller President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Sometimes, even on a beautiful summer day, you can tell there’s a storm coming. In the world of general aviation, this is one of those times. The leading … Continue reading
At Work Outside D.C.
by Craig L. Fuller President & CEO Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Everyone I meet all across the country seems to know that AOPA is hard at work representing general aviation before federal agencies, members of Congress, and other decision … Continue reading
Posted in AOPA, Columns, Columns, From AOPA Headquarters
Tagged Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, Airports, AOPA, aviation, Craig Fuller, FBOs, GA, General Aviation
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Blackhawk Tech A&P Program Suspended!
JANESVILLE, WIS. – The Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Aircraft Technician Program has been suspended for at least one year following the 2012 summer semester. Approximately 70 supporters of the program attended the school’s board meeting held … Continue reading