[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1669 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 1669

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      December 1, 2010.
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 supporting 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 trained thousands of new pilots;
Whereas in 1940, NATA was instrumental in working with Congress to support the 
        CPTP;
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 accounts for hundreds of thousands of 
        American jobs and contributes approximately $90 billion 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;
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
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates the National Air Transportation Association for 
        celebrating its 70th anniversary;
            (2) applauds the National Air Transportation Association for 
        creating programs and resources to enhance the safety of general 
        aviation operators; and
            (3) commends the National Air Transportation Association for being 
        instrumental in bolstering the general aviation industry during a time 
        of turmoil in the 1940s.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.