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\u201cJohn McGraw\u2019s achievements as NATA Vice President of\nRegulatory Affairs over the past 10 years are impressive. He has been\ninstrumental in ensuring general aviation and on-demand carrier operations\nreceive equitable access to key airports; safeguarding the continuation of\nessential aviation operations throughout the pandemic; and fostering\ncollaborative, consensus-based standards in charter operations training\napproaches as Chair of several ACT ARC Working Groups,\u201d stated NATA President\nand CEO Curt Castagna. \u201cNATA\u2019s staff and membership are grateful for John\u2019s\nexpertise, guidance, and continued efforts to produce progress through\npartnership.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I am blessed to have worked alongside the talented\nNATA team for the past 10 years as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and now\nas Senior Advisor (Security). The NATA staff is dedicated, providing invaluable\nservices to our members and creating significant impact as industry\nadvocates,” said John McGraw. \u201cI am excited to see the regulatory team\ncontinue to evolve, and its work elevate with Alan Stephens as department\nlead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to joining NATA, Stephens held several key leadership\npositions at the FAA until his retirement in September 2021. In his role as\nFlight Standards\u2019 Acting Deputy Director of the Office of ACSA, Stephens\noversaw three Divisions providing oversight for 33 Part 121 Certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stephens began his career at the FAA as an Aviation Safety\nInspector (Avionics) in September of 2001. Subsequently he served as Avionics\nMD-10\/11 Partial Program Manager, providing oversight on the FedEx Part 121\nCertificate; Remotely Sited Inspection Supervisor; Avionics Unit Supervisor;\nSupervisory Principal Avionics Inspector; Assistant Manager and then Manager of\nthe FedEx Certificate Management Office (CMO); Associate Division Manager for\nthe legacy Central Region; and Manager of Air Carrier C Division, Office of Air\nCarrier Safety Assurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stephens also served in enlisted and officer roles in the\nTennessee Air National Guard from February of 1981 to his retirement in July of\n2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stephens is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute\nand holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in Professional Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle\nAeronautical University as well as associate degrees in Avionics Systems\nTechnology from the Community College of the Air Force and Telecommunication\nEngineering Technology from Southwest Community College in Memphis.\n\n\u201cAlan brings more than 40 years of aviation\nexperience, including nearly two decades in various roles at the FAA, and we\nare thrilled that he will be leading NATA\u2019s regulatory affairs efforts,\u201d said\nNATA President and CEO Curt Castagna. \u201cAlan\u2019s vast aviation knowledge, agency\nexperience, and strategic skill will be invaluable to charting a path forward\nfor our members on all regulatory fronts. His initial focus will be on\nprioritizing industry issue resolution, member feedback, and NATA\nrepresentation on key industry stakeholder committees. We look forward to Alan\ncontinuing to build on the progress made by John McGraw.\u201d\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has announced that Alan Stephens, former FAA Flight Standards\u2019 Acting Deputy Director of the Office of Air Carrier Safety Assurance (ACSA), has been named Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. Stephens will take over as department head from John McGraw, who will continue to foster collaboration and connectivity between the […]<\/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-23861","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\/23861","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=23861"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23863,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23861\/revisions\/23863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}