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\u201cOn behalf of the Board of Directors I want to thank Greg\nfor all he has done for the NAA,\u201d said Board Chair Jim Albaugh. \u201cGreg not only\nsuccessfully built a strong foundation for the NAA\u2019s next chapter, he also\nprovided impressive strategic leadership during COVID. We are grateful for the\nexpertise and knowledge he provided over the last 7 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With more than 40 years\u2019 experience in Washington, DC,\nPrincipato began his career on Capitol Hill. \nHis introduction to aviation came in 1986 when his mentor, Virginia Governor\nGerald Baliles recognized his executive abilities and assigned Principato\nimportant roles in Baliles\u2019s historic transportation program, in the\nlegislative effort that established the Metropolitan Washington Airports\nAuthority, and in early work that led to the opening of the Udvar-Hazy Air and\nSpace Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Principato built on that experience in 1993 with an\nappointment during the Clinton Administration to serve as Executive Director of\nthe National Commission to Ensure a Strong Competitive Airline Industry, which\ncompleted its work early and under budget. The Commission\u2019s report \u201cChange,\nChallenge and Competition\u201d is still referred to 30 years later. The Commission\nlaid the essential groundwork for the passage of the General Aviation\nRevitalization Act and helped settle debates over the deregulation of airline\nroutes and fares and the pursuit of open skies international air service\nagreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A passionate aviation advocate, Principato came to the NAA\nfrom the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), for which he\ndeveloped and implemented a new strategic vision and made the organization more\ninclusive of members and staff. Prior to that, he served as the President and\nCEO of Airport Council International- North America (ACI-NA), the trade\nassociation for airports. Under his leadership at ACI-NA, Principato not only\nunited U.S. and Canadian Airports more fully into one organization, he also\nplayed a leading role in the successful effort to strengthen and reform the\nglobal airport organization which enabled the international group to better\nfocus on strategic issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe NAA has been an essential part of America\u2019s aviation\nhistory since its founding in 1905,\u201d Principato said. \u201cLeading NAA was a dream\ncome true for me personally, and a wonderful opportunity to add to NAA\u2019s unique\nand historic legacy. I will be forever grateful to the Board and membership and\ncan\u2019t wait to see what is next for the entire association and the aviation\nindustry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Albaugh said, \u201cGreg leaves a remarkable legacy. He will be\nremembered at NAA as a person who expanded the reach of the organization and\ndrew in all of the varied elements of aerospace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Following a long career of public service, the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) announced that President and CEO, Greg Principato, will retire from the association effective on September 15, 2023. Principato has served the NAA since 2016. \u201cOn behalf of the Board of Directors I want to thank Greg for all he has done for 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":[36,115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25049","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\/25049","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=25049"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25051,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25049\/revisions\/25051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}