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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1669 

Congratulating the National Air Transportation Association for celebrating 

its 70th anniversary. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 

Mr. DUNCAN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the National Air Transportation Association 

for celebrating its 70th anniversary. 

Whereas the National Air Transportation Association 

(NATA) was founded 70 years ago on December 28, 

1940, with 83 charter member companies who were instrumental in saving the Civilian Pilot Training Program 

(CPTP); 

Whereas, on December 27, 1938, the CPTP was formed by 

President Franklin D. Roosevelt who approved a Civil 

Aeronautics Authority plan to boost the private flying industry by annually teaching 20,000 college students to 

fly; 

Whereas the CPTP saved the flagging general aviation industry by training thousands of new pilots which stimulated 

the manufacture of new aircraft; 


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Whereas, on December 13, 1940, the Federal Government 

grounded all private flying in the United States for the 

duration of the war; 

Whereas in 1940, NATA was instrumental in working with 

Congress and reversing the Government approach to civilian aviation and not only saved the CTPT, but was 

largely responsible for saving the entire general aviation 

industry; 

Whereas the current general aviation industry owes much to 

the foresight and resiliency of the founders of NATA, 

William A. Ong and Leslie H. Bowman, the association’s 

first two presidents, as well as George E. Haddaway, 

John L. Gaylord, and others who played a strong role in 

the organization’s formation; 

Whereas the general aviation industry represents millions of 

jobs and contributes $150,000,000,000 to the United 

States economy; 

Whereas today NATA represents over 2,000 member companies that own, operate, or service aircraft and provide for 

the needs of the traveling public by offering services and 

products to aircraft operators and others such as fuel 

sales, aircraft maintenance, parts sales, storage, rental 

airline servicing, flight training, Part 135 on demand air 

charter, fractional aircraft program management, and 

scheduled commuter operations for smaller aircraft; 

Whereas NATA continues to represent the legislative, regulatory, and business interests of general aviation businesses; 

Whereas NATA provides education, services, and benefits to 

its members to ensure their long-term economic success; 


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Whereas NATA is dedicated to establishing programs to improve general aviation safety; and 

Whereas NATA established the Air Charter Safety Foundation to continuously enhance the safety and security practices of charter and shared aircraft owners and operators 

in the United States and worldwide: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) congratulates the National Air Transpor3 tation Association for celebrating its 70th anniver4 sary; 

5 (2) applauds the National Air Transportation 

6 Association for creating programs and resources to 

7 enhance the safety of general aviation operators; and 

8 (3) commends the National Air Transportation 

9 Association for being instrumental in bolstering the 

10 general aviation industry during a time of turmoil in 

11 the 1940s. 

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