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Aviation<br />
Business<br />
Journal<br />
Official Publication of the<br />
National Air Transportation Association<br />
2010 - 2011 Board of Directors<br />
Chairperson<br />
James Miller<br />
Flight Options<br />
Cleveland, OH<br />
President<br />
James K. Coyne<br />
<strong>NATA</strong><br />
Alexandria, VA<br />
Vice Chairperson<br />
Todd Duncan<br />
Duncan Aviation - Lincoln<br />
Lincoln, NE<br />
Immediate Past Chair<br />
Kurt F. Sutterer<br />
Columbia, IL<br />
Charles Cox<br />
Northern Air, Inc.<br />
Grand Rapids, MI<br />
Publisher<br />
James K. Coyne<br />
Editor<br />
Shannon Chambers<br />
Editorial Director<br />
Eric R. Byer<br />
Advertising<br />
For advertising information, call 800/808-6282<br />
Produced by<br />
Bob Marinace<br />
Key Air<br />
Oxford, CT<br />
Alfred G. Peterson<br />
Nantucket Memorial Airport<br />
Nantucket, MA<br />
Ann Pollard<br />
Shoreline Aviation, Inc.<br />
Marshfield, MA<br />
Robert “Buddy” Stallings<br />
Eastern Aviation Fuels, Inc.<br />
New Bern, NC<br />
James P. Sweeney<br />
Fargo Jet Center<br />
Fargo, ND<br />
Mark Willey<br />
Bridgeford <strong>Flying</strong> <strong>Service</strong><br />
Napa, CA<br />
Contributing Editors<br />
Michael Ancell<br />
Amy Hornaday<br />
Linda Pylant<br />
Art Direction/Design<br />
Tim Wagner<br />
103 Oronoco Street, Suite 200 • Alexandria, VA 22314<br />
703/212-4967 • www.ias-online.net<br />
4226 King Street • Alexandria, VA 22302<br />
800/808-6282 • Fax 703/845-8176<br />
www.nata.aero<br />
4 th Quarter 2010<br />
ISSUE 4 | VOLUME 8<br />
Health Care Reform and Small Business—Who Won? 15<br />
By Lindsey McFarren<br />
On March 23, the Affordable Health Care for America Act became<br />
the law of the land. Years of arguing between Democrats and<br />
Republicans and liberals and conservatives have finally come to a<br />
rather anti-climatic end. Small businesses were frequently the focus<br />
of discussions leading up to the act and with good reason. This article<br />
takes a look at some of the small business provisions, effective dates,<br />
and implications for your company.<br />
Aviation in the Blood 19<br />
By Colin Bane<br />
The family-owned and family-operated business celebrated in<br />
American mythology and mourned as an endangered species is<br />
in fact alive and well in general aviation, and family has become a<br />
core corporate value at many of the top companies in the industry.<br />
Curious about the future of general aviation and the next generation<br />
of business leaders, we spoke with presidents and CEOs from Cutter<br />
Aviation and Priester Aviation about the family business.<br />
<strong>Mazzei</strong> <strong>Flying</strong> <strong>Service</strong>—Flight Training Pioneer<br />
Focuses on Training Flight Instructors 29<br />
By Paul Seidenman and David J. Spanovich<br />
Now in its 75 th year, <strong>Mazzei</strong> <strong>Flying</strong> <strong>Service</strong> still operates from its<br />
original Fresno, Calif., location at Fresno-Yosemite International<br />
Airport. Jim Brannan, president and chief flight instructor, has<br />
owned <strong>Mazzei</strong> since 1977 and has continued to focus the company<br />
on its highly regarded flight training niche, which includes both<br />
helicopter and fixed-wing instruction.<br />
President’s Message | By James K. Coyne 7<br />
Inside Washington | By Eric R. Byer 11<br />
Flight Training | By Michael France 12<br />
Safety 1 st News 35<br />
Maintenance at Its Best 37<br />
<strong>NATA</strong> Member Benefits 39<br />
New <strong>NATA</strong> Members 41<br />
Advertiser Index 42
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