{"id":14804,"date":"2020-02-11T14:37:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T14:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=14804"},"modified":"2020-02-11T14:37:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T14:37:14","slug":"nata-announces-leadership-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/district-of-columbia\/nata-announces-leadership-changes\/%20","title":{"rendered":"NATA Announces Leadership Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Timothy R. Obitts<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) Board of\nDirectors has announced the selection of Timothy R. Obitts as its President and\nCEO. He succeeds Gary Dempsey, who assumed the role of NATA\u2019s President after\nsix years of service on the Association\u2019s Board of Directors, including a term\nas Chairman of the Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a great honor to be at the helm of an association\nwith such a rich history and bright future. NATA\u2019s relevance is even more\nimportant now than it was 80 years ago as we look toward the advent of new\ntechnology, ingenuity that continuously raises the bar on safety, and an\never-increasing commitment to greater environmental stewardship,\u201d stated\nTimothy Obitts. \u201cI join the Board, the staff, and the members in expressing\ngratitude to Gary Dempsey for leveraging his extensive experience, both at the\nboard level and as President, to help elevate the Association and industry. I\nlook forward to continuing to work with the Board and our talented staff to\nfurther his legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGary has been, and will always be, a pillar of the aviation\ncommunity. NATA and its members are forever grateful for the guidance he\nprovided throughout his tenure. His ties to the industry and the relationships\nthat he developed over the course of his career are lifelong. This transition\nfollows a succession plan set up by the Board to provide continuity that best\nsupports and benefits the membership, and we are fortunate to have worked\nalongside someone as devoted, connected, and knowledgeable as Gary,\u201d said Curt\nCastagna Board Chairman of NATA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNATA, under Timothy Obitts\u2019 leadership as Chief Operating\nOfficer, has grown and thrived in new ways demonstrating the Association\u2019s\npositive evolution to a changing industry. For the past five years, Tim has\nconsistently demonstrated the value of NATA to our members through his\nleadership, effective advocacy, creating strong partnerships that advance our\nmission, and in the development of innovative products and services that\naddress the unique needs of our membership. Tim has fostered effective networks\nand relationships with key industry stakeholders, understands the issues and\nopportunities we face, and will continue to provide a steady hand in executing\non our vision and mission,\u201d stated Castagna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, Jason Miller, who has served NATA for seven\nyears as CFO, was named Chief Operating Officer\/Chief Financial Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe look forward to Tim\u2019s leadership as we enter a new\ndecade of service and congratulate Gary on all his success while serving as\nNATA President,\u201d added Castagna. \u201cThe Board is confident that Tim, along with\nthe support of COO\/CFO Jason Miller and the dedicated staff, will continue to\nadvance safety and prosperity throughout our membership and the entire aviation\nbusiness community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timothy Obitts most recently served as NATA\u2019s COO. In this\nrole, he oversaw the day-to-day operation of the Association. Prior to joining\nNATA in November 2014, Obitts served as the managing partner of Gammon &\nGrange, P.C., a national practice law firm specializing in nonprofit, trade\nassociation, and communications law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obitts helped form the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Industry\nCoalition and currently serves as Chair of its Steering Committee. The\nCoalition continues to make great strides in promoting the education and\nawareness of the importance of these fuels and the industry\u2019s sustainability\nefforts. Under his guidance, NATA formed the Illegal Charter Task Force to\naddress a serious threat to the industry, elevated the Association\u2019s\nindustry-leading Professional Line Service Training program to the\ngroundbreaking Safety 1st Training Center, raised the bar on fuel quality\nmanagement, and has gained ground in proposing sensible changes to NFPA 409\nthat help align the Standard with the reality of our industry. Obitts has also\nbeen instrumental in fostering ethical conduct throughout the aviation business\ncommunity, instituting best practices for continuous improvement in safety and\ncustomer service, and developing synergies among industry stakeholders and\nmembers to further our shared goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) Board of Directors has announced the selection of Timothy R. Obitts as its President and CEO. He succeeds Gary Dempsey, who assumed the role of NATA\u2019s President after six years of service on the Association\u2019s Board of Directors, including a term as Chairman of the Board. \u201cIt is a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-district-of-columbia","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14804"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14806,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14804\/revisions\/14806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}