FAA Lobbying

First Street™ Research -  The People & Organizations Lobbying the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Published: August 5th, 2011

The recent partial shutdown of the FAA was intensely debated in Congress and heavily lobbied by various groups. Yesterday, an agreement was reached to end the partial shutdown.  The shutdown impacted a wide range of industries from construction to accounting to aviation.  First Street provides a glimpse at some of the people and organizations that have been advocating on FAA issues.  HR 658 FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 was one of the bills that covered the FAA and received extensive lobbying.  The organizations that lobbied this bill spent over 50 million dollars on their total lobbying activity in the 2nd quarter of 2011.


Key Former FAA Officials who Lobbied the FAA in 2011

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Chris Brown
Currently: Registered Lobbyist - Air Transport Association of America, Inc. 2011 - Present
Formerly: Deputy Assistant Administrator - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 2007 - 2008

David H Balloff
Currently: Registered Lobbyist - Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc. 2006 - Present
Formerly: Assistant Administrator, Office of Government and Industry Affairs - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 2003 - 2006


Revolving Door: Lobbyists Who Worked on the Hill and Lobbied the FAA in 2011 (more on the revolving door)

Sample of lobbyists with their former positions
      Scott Aliferis (KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART PRESTON GATES ELLIS LLP (K&L GATES))
            Formerly: Legislative Director - Fred Upton (R-MI)
      Jane Alonso (Monument Policy Group, LLC)
           Formerly: Legislative Director - Susan Collins (R-ME)
      Emily Bacque (CJ Lake, LLC (Fromerly CJ STRATEGIES, LLC))
           Formerly: Legislative Assistant - John Breaux (R-LA)
      Earnest C. Baynard (Meridian Hill Strategies Inc.)
           Formerly: Communications Director - Mike Honda (D-CA)
      Annie Bellavia (Previously Russo) (AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA)
          Formerly: Legislative Director - Albio Sires (D-NJ)
      Carl W Biersack (Balch & Bingham LLP)
           Formerly: Legislative Director - Trent Lott (R-MS)
      Kevin Binger (Cassidy & Associates, Inc. (formerly known as Cassidy & Associates))
           Formerly: Legislative Director - Dan Burton (R-IN)
      John Robert Bowman (American Association For Justice)
           Formerly: Legislative Director - Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
      Robert Hunt Bradner (Holland & Knight LLP)
           Formerly: Counsel - John Edward Porter
      Andrew Burmeister (Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P.)
           Formerly: Constituent Policy Liaison - Norm Coleman
      John Buscher Esq. (Holland & Knight LLP)
           Formerly: Legislative Assistant - Carol Moseley-Braun
      Jane Q Calderwood (AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA)
           Formerly: Legislative Director - Olympia Snowe
      Amy Chiang (Honeywell International)
          Formerly: Legislative Director/Deputy Chief of Staff - Sherwood Boehlert
      Mia Clarkson (Transportation Trades Department, Afl-Cio)
           Formerly: Legislative Assistant - Julia M. Carson
      Sharon Daniels (Gephardt Group Government Affairs)
           Formerly: Scheduler - Richard Gephardt
      Michael J Davis II (Balch & Bingham LLP)
           Formerly: Field Representative - Jeff Sessions
      Mark Dedrick (Ball Janik LLP)
           Formerly: Legislative Director - Darlene Hooley
      Paul Doell (American Maritime Officers; National Air Carrier Association)
           Formerly: Legislative Assistant - Frank A. LoBiondo (R-NJ)
      Paul Doerrer (The Doerrer Group)
           Formerly: Legislative Assistant - Richard Shelby
      Phaedra Dugan (Itt Corporation (Formerly Itt Industries))
           Formerly: Professional Staff Member - House Foreign Affairs Committee
      Kristine Kearns Fauser (Lockheed Martin Corporation)
           Formerly: Legislative Assistant - Susan Collins (R-ME)
      Alisa Ferguson (MCBEE STRATEGIC CONSULTING, LLC.)
           Formerly: Legislative Assistant - Bart Gordon (D-TN)
      Andrew Forbes (Cassidy & Associates, Inc. (formerly known as Cassidy & Associates))
           Formerly: Legislative Assistant - Ric Keller
      E. Peter Giambastiani III (Blank Rome Government Relations, LLC; Blank Rome LLP)
           Formerly: Legislative Assistant - Jeff Miller
      Ben Gielow (Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International)
           Formerly: Legislative Counsel - Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI)
      Michael D. Gill (Crowell & Moring LLP)
           Formerly: Press Secretary - Paul Gillmor

The Rest of the Lobbyists
      John Marcus Gonzales (Chamber of Commerce of The U.S.A.)
      Malcolm Grace (Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates)
      John Guzik (The Franklin Partnership)
      Sharon Hardie (GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP)
      Jaime R Harrison (PODESTA GROUP, INC.)
      Robert Head (Lockheed Martin Corporation)
      Clayton Heil (Ice Miller Strategies LLC)
      Jack Hessions (Madison Government Affairs)
      Christopher Higby (Honeywell International)
      Matthew Horowitz (Solar Energy Industries Association)
      Ashley Hoy (Monument Policy Group, LLC)
      Claudia A Hrvatin (King & Spalding LLP)
      Celes Hughes (Itt Corporation (Formerly Itt Industries))
      Matthew Jennings (International Air Transport Association)
      Bayard "Chip" Kennett (Raytheon Company)
      Douglas B Loon (Chamber of Commerce of The U.S.A.)
      Jeff Markey (MCBEE STRATEGIC CONSULTING, LLC.)
      Greg Maurer (Ups (United Parcel Service))
      Steve McBee (MCBEE STRATEGIC CONSULTING, LLC.)
      Frank McCarthy (National Air Traffic Controllers Association)
      Scott McGee (Thomas Walters & Associates, Inc.)
      Julie Minerva-Adair (Holland & Knight LLP)
      Vivian Moeglein (The American Council of Engineering Companies)
      Kristen Moore (National Air Transportation Association)
      Kyle Mulhall (Gephardt Group Government Affairs)
      John Murphy (Federal Hill Group, LLC)
      Robert Neal (Raytheon Company)
      Darryl Nirenberg (Patton Boggs LLP)
      Thomas O'Donnell (Gephardt Group Government Affairs)
      Sharon Pinkerton (Air Transport Association of America, Inc.)
      Lori Prater (Information Technology Industry Council)
      Andrew Quinn (McAllister & Quinn LLC)
      Joshua Raymond (General Electric Company (Including Subsidiaries))
      Tyson R. Redpath (Russell & Barron, Inc.)
      Matt Reiffer (The American Council of Engineering Companies)
      Marda Robillard (Van Scoyoc Associates)
      Mitch Rose (Mitch Rose Strategic Consulting LLC)
      Pete Rose (The Franklin Partnership)
      Elizabeth Ryan (Patton Boggs LLP)
      Daniel J Sheehan (Marlowe & Company)
      Ryan Splanger (Monument Policy Group, LLC)
      Cord Sterling (Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.)
      Ryan Stroschein (Air Transport Association of America, Inc.)
      Benjamin Mikel Taylor (Chamber of Commerce of The U.S.A.)
      Rich Thomas (Monument Policy Group, LLC)
      C Stewart Verdery Jr. (Monument Policy Group, LLC)
      Michael Wascom (American Airlines)
      Scott Weaver (Wiley Rein LLP)
      David C Whitestone (Holland & Knight LLP)
      Michael Willis (Marlowe & Company)
      Bret Wincup (Information Technology Industry Council)
      Chad Wolf (Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates)
      Amanda Wood (The Ferguson Group)

Organizations that Lobbied HR 658 FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011

• Chamber of Commerce of The U.S.A.
• General Electric Company (Including Subsidiaries)
• Boeing Company
• United Technologies Corporation
• Fedex Corporation
• Altria Client Services Inc.
• CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION
• Qualcomm, Incorporated
• Honeywell International
• Raytheon Company
• American Airlines
• Hewlett-Packard Company
• Bayer Materialscience
• Peabody Investments Corp.
• Medtronic, Inc.
• NATL ASSN OF MANUFACTURERS
• Ups (United Parcel Service)
• National Retail Federation
• AFL-CIO
• TEXTRON, INC
• Air Transport Association of America, Inc.
• MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC
• Harris Corporation
• The American Council of Engineering Companies
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (Nreca)
• Apple Inc.
• The National Right To Work Committee
• Consumer Electronics Association
• Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association
• Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
• The Travelers Cos., Inc. and Subsidiaries
• American Association For Justice
• UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS (formerly known as CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.)
• National Electrical Manufacturers Association
• American Association of Airport Executives
• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
• Delta
• Goodrich Corporation
• Bombardier
• National Business Aviation Association, Inc.
• Boston Scientific Corporation
• United Transportation Union
• U.S. Airways
• Advanced Medical Technology Assn
• Air Line Pilots Association
• AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA
• American Civil Liberties Union
• American Wind Energy Association
• American Fed of Government Employees, AFL-CIO
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Macandrews South Corporation
• American Ambulance Association
• Building and Construction Trades Dept., Afl-Cio
• Laborers' International Union of North America
• Eastman Kodak Company
• Transport Workers Union of America, Afl-Cio
• Transportation Trades Department, Afl-Cio
• Communications Workers of America
• Disabled American Veterans
• Panasonic Corporation of North America (Pna)
• United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy...
• National Treasury Employees Union
• National Air Traffic Controllers Association
• Smith & Nephew, Inc. [Wound Management]
• ARTBA
• International Union of Operating Engineers
• ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC
• General Aviation Manufacturers Association
• Southwest Airlines
• Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
• National Utility Contractors Association
• Peabody Energy
• Netjets Inc.
• Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings
• University of Michigan
• American Airlines
• Alaska Airlines, Inc.
• National Parks Conservation Association
• Americans For Tax Reform
• Travelport Operations, Inc.
• Republic Airways Holdings Inc
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
• Delta
• Fedex Corporation
• Air Transport Association of America, Inc.
• Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association
• American Ambulance Association
• RYDER SYSTEM, INC
• Iridium Satellite
• Association For Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
• Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc.
• American Airlines
• Embraer Empresa Brasileira De Aeronautica, S.A.
• American Airlines
• Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
• Fedex Corporation
• United Airlines, Inc
• Alion Science and Technology
• Dayton Development Coalition
• Commercial Spaceflight Coalition
• General Aviation Infrastructure Investment Coalition
• Honeywell International
• West Virginia University
• The Travelers Cos., Inc. and Subsidiaries
• National Business Aviation Association, Inc.
• CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION
• Municipality of Anchorage (Formally Mr. Mittchel LLC/Global Seas)
• Boeing Company
• Fedex Corporation
• Air Transport Association of America, Inc.
• Delta
• Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc.
• Delta
• Los Angeles World Airports (Lawa)
• Macandrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.
• Dallas\Fort Worth International Airport
• International Association of Fire Chiefs
• At&T Services, Inc. and Its Affiliates
• Port of Seattle
• Professional Aviation Safety Specialists
• American Airlines
• Federal Express Corp.
• Portable Rechargeable Battery Association
• Security Industry Association
• City of Tucson Water Department
• Medtronic, Inc.
• Delta
• EADS North America
• American Association For Justice
• Greater Spokane Incorporated (fka Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce)
• GALACTIC VENTURES
• Altria Client Services Inc.
• Sabre, Inc.
• National Sand, Stone and Gravel
• Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
• City and County of Denver, CO
• City of Altanta
• TEXTRON, INC
• American Airlines
• Aecom USA, Inc.
• Medtronic, Inc.
• American Airlines
• National Business Aviation Association, Inc.
• Clackamas County, OR
• Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
• City of Dallas, Texas
• Delta Air Lines, Inc.
• Heritage Action For America
• Innovative Federal Strategies, LLC
• International Air Transport Association
• SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION (SWAPA)
• Lockheed Martin Corporation
• General Aviation Manufacturers Association
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
• City of Mesa, Arizona
• City of San Jose
• Regional Airline Association
• SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION (SWAPA)
• Cardinal Point Partners, LLC On Behalf of Avue Technologies Corporation
• American Airlines
• EADS North America
• AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA
• Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
• University of North Dakota
• National Business Aviation Association, Inc.
• GE Aviation
• Itt Corporation (Formerly Itt Industries)
• Regional Airport Authority of Louisville & Jefferson County
• Ual Corporation
• Los Angeles World Airports (Lawa)
• Air Transport Association of America, Inc.
• Zenith Electronics Corp.
• L-3 Communications
• Lufthansa German Airlines
• Urs Corporation
• United Airlines, Inc
• Cincinnati-OH, City of
• Sacramento County Airport System
• Wayne County Airport Authority
• Motorola Mobility, Inc.
• Air Medical Operators Association
• City of Houston, Department of Aviation
• National Agricultural Aviation Association
• Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority
• City of Sugar Land, TX
• City of Beaumont, Texas
• City of Arlington
• City of Austin
• City of Huntsville (Alabama)
• City of Columbia
• City and Borough of Juneau
• Congressional Fire Services Institute
• American Airlines
• Fedex Corporation
• Inland Valley Development Agency
• City of Cleveland c/o Director of Port Control Cleveland Hopkins Internat'l Airp
• Majestic Nevada Property Holdings, LLC
• UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS (formerly known as CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.)
• National Association of Surety Bond Producers
• Sensis Corporation
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Mobile Airport Authority (Formerly Known As Mobile Regional Airport Authority)
• Dona Ana County, New Mexico
• Volusia County, Florida
• Jackson Municipal Airport Authority
• Transportation Trades Department, Afl-Cio
• American Association of Airport Executives
• Academy of Model Aeronautics
• City of Columbus
• City of Denton
• City of Altanta
• Commercial Spaceflight Federation
• Akerman Senterfitt (On Behalf of Reno-Tahoe International Airport)
• National Center For Tobacco Free Kids Action Fund
• ARTBA
• Portland Cement Association
• City of Baton Rouge On Behalf of Greater Baton Rouge Airport District
• Air Carrier Association of America
• Airtran Airways
• Federated States of Micronesia
• Cargo Airline Association
• American Society of Travel Agents, Inc.
• Americans For Nonsmokers' Rights
• DEUTSCHE POST WORLD NET - USA, INC
• Council On Federal Procurement of Architectural Engineering Svc.
• Management Association For Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (Mapps)
• Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission

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