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The 16th Annual Aviation Summit was hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, on Thursday, March 2, 2017, 7:00 am-6:00 pm ET at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.  

This day-long summit featured a live downlink with NASA astronauts living and working aboard the International Space Station, which was broadcast on NASA TV.

The U.S. Chamber was pleased to host another thought provoking forum which brought together more than 850 top experts and leaders from all sectors of the aviation community to discuss critical issues facing the industry.    

Watch the Webcast here:  Watch Webcast

Follow us on Twitter at #Aviation17.

Exhibit Showcase Participants:

Passengers:

• Richard Baldridge, President and Chief Operating Officer, ViaSat, Inc.
• Alain Bellemare, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier Inc.
• Ed Bolen, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Business Aviation Association
• David J. Bronczek, President and Chief Operating Officer, FedEx Corporation
• Kevin M. Burke, President and Chief Executive Officer, Airports Council International - North America
• Nicholas E. Calio, President and Chief Executive Officer, Airlines for America (A4A)
• Chaker A. Chahrour, Vice President and General Manager, Global Sales and Marketing, GE Aviation
• Jim Chilton, President, Network and Space Systems, The Boeing Company
• Suzanne Clark, Senior Executive Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Henri Courpron, Chairman and Founder, Plane View Partners
• Bob Crandall, Former President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, American Airlines
• Kim Day, Chief Executive Officer, Denver International Airport
• Alexandre de Juniac, Director General & Chief Executive Officer, International Air Transport Association
• Sean Donohue, Chief Executive Officer, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
• Thomas J. Donohue, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Patrick H. Dowling, Global Head of Seabury Investment Banking & Merchant Banking & President of Seabury Corporate Finance
• William J. Flynn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
• Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Allegiant Travel Company
• Marc Garneau MP, Minister of Transport, Canada
• Huban Gowadia, Acting Administrator, Transportation Security Administration
• Carol B. Hallett, Of Counsel, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Ryan M. Hartman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Insitu, Inc.
• Robin Hayes, President and Chief Executive Officer, JetBlue Airways
• Michael P. Huerta, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
• International Space Station Downlink with Expedition 50 
• Hideki Kunugi, Senior Vice President, The Americas, ANA
• Robert F. Leduc, President, Pratt & Whitney
• Robert M. Lightfoot Jr., Acting Administrator, NASA
• Allan McArtor, Chairman, Airbus Americas, Inc.
• David F. Melcher, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aerospace Industries Association
• Eric A. Mendelson, Co-President, HEICO Corporation
• Michael Morell, Former Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency
• Edward Mortimer, Executive Director, Transportation Infrastructure, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• Dennis Muilenburg, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Boeing Company
• Oscar Munoz, Chief Executive Officer, United Airlines 
• Doug Parker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, American Airlines Group and American Airlines
• John E. (Jack) Potter, President and Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
• Julia Sattel, Global Head of Airline IT, Executive Committee Member, Amadeus IT Group
• Gary J. Spulak, President, Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc.
• Brad Tilden, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Alaska Air Group and Alaska Airlines
• Douglas Walker, Managing Director, SkyWorks Capital, LLC

Flight Plan:

                                  (check-in will remain open all day)

                                  the Regency Ballroom until 5:15 pm)

8:00 am                    Welcome Remarks: Carol B. Hallett, Of Counsel, U.S. Chamber of Commerce  

                                  Introduction by: Carol B. Hallett, Of Counsel, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

8:08 am                    Remarks: Michael P. Huerta, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration

                                       Washington Airports Authority

                                   Chairman, American Airlines

                                   and Henri Courpron, Chairman and Founder, Plane View Partners

5:15 pm-6:00 pm          Closing Reception and Aviation Door Prize Drawing-Ambassador Ballroom

6:00 pm                        Aviation Summit concludes

Panel Discussions:

1.  Airports Panel: "Innovating Beyond the Security Lines"  Airports continue to work with the airlines and government agencies to improve pre-board security and international travel processes. While these changes have decreased wait times and helped to reduce lines, there is much more to do to improve the system.  Facilities must be redesigned, advanced technology deployed and a true risk-based regulatory system should be adopted in order to completely modernize the system, address ever-evolving threats and meet the challenges of increasing passenger traffic. 

2.  Manufacturing Panel: "Steering Global Aerospace Manufacturing and Operations in Dynamic Times"

Registration (closed):

Please click here to register for the 2017 Aviation Summit. 

Note:  Legislative employees should consult with the House and Senate ethics office as appropriate, to determine whether there would be any prohibition on their attendance at this event.  Executive branch employees should obtain written permission to attend this event from their designated agency ethics office and should email or fax a copy of the permission to Stacey Lukens at slukens@uschamber.com or by fax at (928) 244-0948 prior to the event.

To reserve your sleeping rooms at the group rate at the Omni Shoreham Hotel click here.

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