CAA: GA News, "NBAA Withdraws Naples Petition"

["Stephen Irwin" <stepheni@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thursday, October 18, 2001

NBAA Withdraws Naples Petition


WASHINGTON, /PRNewswire/ -- The National Business Aviation Association
(NBAA) announced today that it will not pursue its appeal of the Naples
Airport decision. That decision, by a U.S. District Court in Ft. Myers,
Florida, held that a proposed ban on the operation of Stage 2 business
jets at the Naples Municipal Airport was not in violation of the U.S.
Constitution. The ban, which is to go into effect in March 2002, remains
the subject of administrative review by the FAA under separate statutory
standards and the conditions of the federal grant agreements. 

"We remain opposed to the ban," said Jack Olcott, President of NBAA,
"and believe that it is not only unlawful but unwise. However, the
events of September 11 have required NBAA to direct all of its energy
and resources to the immediate challenges at hand. We will continue to
make our views known in the administrative process." 

NBAA represents the aviation interests of nearly 7,000 companies which
own or operate general aviation aircraft as an aid to the conduct of
their business, or are involved with business aviation. NBAA Member
Companies earn annual revenues approaching $5 trillion -- a number that
is about half the gross domestic product -- and employ more than 19
million people worldwide. The NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention is the
world's largest display of civil aviation products and services.

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