Tell Us How the Government Shutdown Has Impacted You

NBAA wants to hear from association members on how the shutdown is directly affecting business and daily operations.

Your specific, real-world examples are the most effective tools we have to demonstrate the economic damage and operational risks to policymakers. Provide details – including dates, financial losses (if quantifiable) and specific bottlenecks in the following areas:

1. Flight Operations and Airspace

• Have you experienced significant flight delays, ground stops, or operational changes due to air traffic controller or support staff shortages?
• Are you seeing a degradation in service levels of the National Airspace System (NAS)?

2. Regulatory and Transactional Bottlenecks

• Are you unable to complete aircraft sales, financing or leasing due to the unavailability of key legal opinions from the FAA Aeronautical Center Counsel (e.g., for non-citizen trusts or complex ownership structures)?
• Are you experiencing delays in receiving new or amended Letters of Authorization (LOAs) or other required FAA approvals?
• Are you facing issues with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) services, such as receiving user fee decals or processing new border overflight exemptions?

3. Safety and Maintenance Approvals:

• Are essential safety or maintenance functions being delayed, such as the initial certification of new aircraft, adding aircraft to OpSpecs, or the issuance of new airman certificates and pilot ratings?
• Have recurrent training or oversight processes for your personnel been impacted?

4. Business and Economic Consequences:

• Have you experienced direct financial losses, such as canceled transactions, loss of income from grounded aircraft, or increased operating costs?
• Have you been forced to furlough or lay off employees due to halted regulatory processes?