Aviation View | Volume 1, Issue 2

5 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 O p e n i n g L i n e s NBAA PRAISES NOMINATION OF SULLENBERGER AS ICAO AMBASS T he National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) recently applauded President Biden’s nomination of hero pilot and aviation champion Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), noting the retired airline captain’s longtime support of business aviation. “I can think of no one better to represent U.S. aviation interests at ICAO than Capt. Sullenberger,” said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. “We all know his heroism, and he has been an ardent safety advocate and aviation expert for his entire 50-year flying career. He is also a champion for our industry, repeatedly speaking out for business aviation in public. NBAA strongly supports his ambassadorship.” The ICAO Council is a permanent body composed of 36 member states, carrying out executive functions of the ICAO Assembly, administering air