The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) 2023 Aviation Business Conference, scheduled next week in Long Beach, California, will expand on its collaboration in the advanced air mobility (AAM) sector as well as delve into issues such as the roils of the market and supply chain.
The two-day event at The Westin in Long Beach opens November 1 with a welcome reception and leadership dinner, and a full day of issues-oriented sessions are planned for November 2. Following opening remarks by Cynthia Guidry, director of Long Beach Airport, the conference will then move to a discussion of the work of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) in the AAM realm.
CNO is the first Native American tribal government to receive a public aircraft operations certificate of authorization and one of eight FAA UAS BEYOND sites. It signed a memorandum of understanding with NATA on September 28 under which they will collaborate to develop the ecosystem to support the introduction of eVTOL aircraft and other new services. Since then, CNO has broken ground on a test site.
Also on the schedule are discussions on business aviation market trends from the creator of the JetNet iQ Survey, Rollie Vincent; the latest on aircraft fire protection requirements and the impact of hangar foam discharges; workforce staying power; perspectives on buying and selling charter; the state of the supply chain; and sustainable aviation.