June 2017 News

Next Week - PNBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Meeting

Thursday, June 8, 2017  4:30pm - 7:30pm
Signature Flight Support - Boeing Field

Make a plan to breakaway early next Thursday and register now for the 2017 annual Schedulers & Dispatchers meeting. You will hear George Comollo of Green River College present the process to obtain a Dispatch license, learn about a new PNBAA scholarship opportunity and strengthen relationships. 

Sponsorship opportunities are also still available. Thank you Signature Flight Support and With Style Catering LLC.

Schedulers & Dispatchers Event Site Link

9th Annual PNBAA Charity Golf Tournament Sign-up!

Wednesday, September 20, 2017
The Golf Club at Newcastle

You have patiently waited. On June 5th golfer registration, available sponsorship packages, luncheon tickets and volunteer opportunities will all be available on the event site. Pro tip:  Historically golfer and sponsorship packages sell out within 30 days.

Last month many of the 2017 sponsorship packages were sold to the same 2016 sponsors who held a "right of first refusal" (ROFR) option. There remains great options for all budgets including the "Title Sponsor" package for the first time in 9 years! 

PNBAA Golf Event Site Link

PNBAA Friends & Family BBQ Luncheon

Thursday, August 3, 2017
Boeing Field

Save the date to be in Seattle. Your friends and family are invited to attend our free annual barbecue luncheon and watch the Blue Angels practice from Boeing Field. Additional details will be provided in next newsletter and on the event site.

Would you like to volunteer on the organizing committee and engage the PNBAA community? Email board member Kimberly Perkins.

WSAA Advocacy Corner

PNBAA is one of 15 members of the Washington State Aviation Alliance (WSAA) represented by our board member Alan Burnett.

At the end of April WSAA held its annual meeting and celebrated two wins this year! House Bill 1018 and House Bill 1400 were signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee. 

HB 1018 increases the funding cap on a single state airport aid grant from $250,000 to $750,000. HB 1400 authorizes the first-ever Washington State Aviation specialty license plate. New plates should be available to order July 1.

WSDOT Aviation Director Tristan Atkins Announces Retirement

PNBAA extends our grateful appreciation to retiring WSDOT Aviation Director Tristan Atkins. For almost six years, Tristan has been instrumental in building relationships within the aviation community as part of the Washington State Aviation Alliance (WSAA) as well as contributing to the growth of the Washington Legislative Aviation Caucus in Olympia. 

Tristan and his staff have participated in multiple PNBAA events and he has consistently been a strong supporter of business aviation. Under Tristan's guidance, WSDOT Aviation and stakeholders around the state have celebrated multiple successes including the new aviation license plate and the passage of HB 1526, which reallocated aircraft excise tax funds to the state's aviation airport aid grant program. Please join PNBAA in expressing our sincere gratitude to Tristan Atkins and wishing him blue skies and tailwinds.

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