{"id":23604,"date":"2022-10-03T19:36:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T19:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=23604"},"modified":"2022-10-03T19:36:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T19:36:51","slug":"nbaas-chris-rocheleau-named-to-atca-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/nbaas-chris-rocheleau-named-to-atca-board-of-directors\/%20","title":{"rendered":"NBAA\u2019s Chris Rocheleau Named to ATCA Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Chief\nOperating Officer Chris Rocheleau was recently elected to the board of\ndirectors for the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA), where he will advise\nthe organization in its mission to preserve a safe flight environment and\nadvance the nation\u2019s ATC network to meet the needs of future stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Rocheleau-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23605\" width=\"119\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Rocheleau-2.png 272w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Rocheleau-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chris-Rocheleau-2-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" \/><figcaption><em>Chris Rocheleau <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am honored to bring a business aviation perspective to\nthe ATCA board as we address numerous matters affecting our national aviation\nsystem, ranging from public policy and regulatory discussions, to driving the\nindustry\u2019s ongoing efforts to recruit, train and remove barriers to entry for a\ndiverse and skilled workforce of the future,\u201d said Rocheleau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1956, ATCA serves as a forum through which ATC\nproviders, manufacturers, system users and other stakeholders can address\nissues affecting the safety and viability of ATC systems and aviation\ninfrastructures, and the ever-increasing demands on the global airspace\nenvironment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That mission is particularly important, Rocheleau continued,\nas air traffic management (ATM) systems evolve to support uncrewed aircraft\nsystems (UAS) and on-demand advanced air mobility operations (AAM), which hold\ntremendous potential for a variety of business aviation uses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe responsible and safe introduction of UAS and AAM will\ndepend upon insight and advocacy from across our industry on all matters\nrelating to this evolution in technology,\u201d he said. \u201cThrough engagement with\nthe executive and legislative branches, particularly the Department of\nTransportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), we can help\ndrive legislation and government policy, foster transparency and communication\nthroughout the regulatory process and strategically leverage existing airports\nand other assets to bolster infrastructure development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rocheleau is among six industry representatives elected to\nserve as directors-at-large on the ATCA board, along with Jim Eck, L3Harris\nCorporation; David Ford, Ford Aviation Solutions, LLC; Michael Hawthorne,\nObjective Area Solutions; Melissa Rudinger, EastView Aviation Consulting; and\nRachel Seibert, GDIT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new ATCA directors-at-large will serve a three-year\nterm, beginning in mid-November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Chief Operating Officer Chris Rocheleau was recently elected to the board of directors for the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA), where he will advise the organization in its mission to preserve a safe flight environment and advance the nation\u2019s ATC network to meet the needs of future stakeholders. \u201cI am [&hellip;]<\/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":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23604","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=23604"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23606,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23604\/revisions\/23606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}