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GWBAA Meeting Puts Focus on Human Trafficking
By: Kerry Lynch
Caption: GWBAA, warning that bizav is not immune to human trafficking, is hosting the head of the Blue Lightning Initiative to advise on what industry can do.
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Warning that the general and business aviation industry can get entangled in human trafficking operations, the Greater Washington Business Aviation Association (GWBAA) is hosting a guest speaker and luncheon on what the industry can do to identify and combat such operations. Planned on October 27 at the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott, the lunch will feature Michael Camal, senior advisor at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign, as its guest speaker.

Carmel leads the Blue Lightning Initiative (BLI), which focuses on addressing human trafficking within the aviation industry. GWBAA notes that under Carmel’s leadership, the BLI has tripled in size, expanding its reach to airports and the general aviation industry. More than 200,000 personnel have been trained through the BLI on trafficking indicators and how to report the crime.

“Human trafficking is one of the world’s largest criminal enterprises,” GWBAA warned, saying, “The general and business aviation industry is not immune to this egregious crime.”