June 12, 2019
“Our statement noted that like NBAA, many thousands of public and private organizations need to efficiently move people and products at the speed of business,” NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen in a June 7 wrote in a letter to the editor. “This perspective on business aviation value is one we were happy to provide, and it’s unfortunate it was not conveyed to your readers.”
Dear Editor,
While your June 6 article, “Chamber CEO’s Rare Washington Perk: Private Jet Service, Even for Vacations,” noted language in a disclosure form regarding business aircraft use, the passage was taken out of context because you ignored the written statement we provided the story’s author, explaining why NBAA and countless other organizations turn to business aviation to help meet their transportation needs.
In short, our statement noted that like NBAA, many thousands of public and private organizations need to efficiently move people and products at the speed of business.
Decades of research highlight this reality: study after study has concluded that a majority of the world’s most efficient, productive and competitive companies get their people and products where they need to be through business aviation, which is often the most efficient way to meet transportation challenges, and in some cases, is the only way to do so.
Of course, this perspective on business aviation value is one we were happy to provide, and it’s unfortunate it was not conveyed to your readers.
Sincerely,
Ed Bolen
President and CEO
National Business Aviation Association
International Business Aviation Council Ltd.