[JYO] DCA Access Goal Set

DCA Access Goal Set
Groups Want Qualified GA Access By Centennial...
 Dec. 17, 2003, may take on an even greater meaning to certain sectors of the 
aviation community if some of the alphabet groups have their way. The 100th 
anniversary of the first powered, sustained flight of a private aircraft may 
also be the day private and charter aircraft are allowed to return to Ronald 
Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). National Air Transportation 
Association 
President James Coyne set the centennial date as his goal for resumption of 
non-scheduled flights to DCA in a statement drafted during the National 
Business Aircraft Association convention last week in Orlando. "We dedicate 
ourselves 
at NATA to work with the entire community to achieve the goal of equivalent 
access to DCA by Dec. 17, 2003," Coyne said. He said NATA and the NBAA have 
both been working hard to restore access by charter and private aircraft since 
scheduled carriers were allowed back shortly after 9/11. The key to that access 
is being able to ensure that crews and passengers get the same level of 
security screening as airline passengers. "We are committed to restoring access 
for 
security-qualified general aviation operations, including private and charter 
flights," said NBAA President Shirley Longmuir. Ed Bolen, president of the 
General Aviation Manufacturers Association, also chimed in. "There is no reason 
why qualified general aviation operators following appropriate airport-specific 
security protocols should not have the same opportunity [as airlines]," he 
said.

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