{"id":35733,"date":"2026-06-22T20:04:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=35733"},"modified":"2026-06-22T20:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:04:23","slug":"airlines-for-america-announces-marco-sylvester-as-senior-vice-president-international-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/airlines-for-america-announces-marco-sylvester-as-senior-vice-president-international-affairs\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Airlines for America Announces Marco Sylvester as Senior Vice President, International Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airlines for America (A4A) announced that Marco Sylvester has joined the organization as Senior Vice President of International Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"632\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marco-Sylvester-edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35734\" style=\"width:140px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marco-Sylvester-edit.jpg 632w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marco-Sylvester-edit-258x300.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Marco Sylvester<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this role, Sylvester will lead A4A\u2019s international policy strategy and engagement, working with global stakeholders to advance the priorities of U.S. airlines and promote a safe, competitive and sustainable international aviation system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMarco brings a deep understanding of both transportation policy and international affairs at a pivotal moment for our industry,\u201d said A4A President and CEO Gov. Chris Sununu. \u201cHis experience across government and the private sector will be invaluable as we continue to advocate for policies that further strengthens U.S. aviation leadership around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sylvester most recently served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, where he led international aviation negotiations and worked closely with foreign governments to advance U.S. transportation interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previously, he was a Senior Policy Advisor at Venable LLP, advising clients across the transportation sector, including airlines and emerging transportation technology companies. Earlier in his career, Sylvester served as Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation at the U.S. Department of Transportation and as a Legislative Assistant to Congressman Robert Pittenger, where he managed the transportation and foreign affairs portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sylvester is originally from West Hartford, Connecticut, and holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in political science from Northeastern University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Airlines for America (A4A) announced that Marco Sylvester has joined the organization as Senior Vice President of International Affairs. In this role, Sylvester will lead A4A\u2019s international policy strategy and engagement, working with global stakeholders to advance the priorities of U.S. airlines and promote a safe, competitive and sustainable international aviation system. \u201cMarco brings a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35733","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\/35733","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=35733"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35735,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35733\/revisions\/35735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}