WASHINGTON (AP) - The Aerospace Industries Association spent $200,000 in the
first quarter to lobby on a range of issues critical to aerospace and defense
sector, according to a disclosure report filed April 18.
The trade group lobbied on NASA funding and legislation to reauthorize the
Federal Aviation Administration. It also represented its members' stance on
security clearance procedures, proposals to overhaul export control rules and
legislation designed to address a coming shortage of skilled technical workers.
AIA represents manufacturers of civil aircraft and aircraft components as
well as defense contractors. Members include Boeing Co., BAE Systems, Honeywell
International Inc., Rockwell Colins Inc. and Lockheed Martin Corp.
Among those registered to lobby for the organization are the group's
president and chief executive, Marion Blakey, a former FAA administrator; J.P.
Stevens, an aide to former Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio; Sterling Cord, a former
staffer on the Senate Armed Services Committee and former aide to Sen. John
Warner, R-Va.; Patrick McCartan, a former aide to Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine;
and J.J. Gertler, a former staffer on the House Armed Services Committee.
During the first three months of the year, AIA's lobbying efforts were
mostly directed to Congress, NASA, the White House, the FAA, the Transportation
Security Administration and the departments of Defense, State, Commerce and
Transportation.
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