Mission

The Aviation Committee’s mission is to serve as a source of information and education regarding business travel issues within the airline industry, enabling GBTA Members to evaluate the impact these issues have upon their organizations.

Objectives

• To develop educational forums that present issues and promote industry dialogue
• To identify, monitor, and communicate issues that affect business air travel
• To provide informational tools to GBTA members, GBTA committees, and the broader corporate travel community for understanding and addressing industry developments

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Members

Linda Francis

Chair
Director Travel Management

Sanofi-Aventis Group

Bob Brindley
Co-Chair
Vice President, Advito

BCD Travel

Christopher Allen

Director Global Travel Services

Merck & Company, Inc.

Doug DeBaltzo
Senior Vice President and Supplier Manager, Corporate Travel
Bank of America

Mark A. Dropsey
VP, Travel Services
NetJets, Inc.

Global Category Manager - Commercial Air

Chevron

Barbara Klein
Principal Commodity Specialist

Rockwell Collins

Rob Lebel

General Manager, Global Corporate Sales

Delta Air Lines

Jack Lever, CCTE
Global Travel Manager
Booz Allen Hamilton

Mike Nichols 
Vice President, Operations, Education & Economics 
National Business Aviation Association, Inc.

Melissa Parker

Global Category Lead

Accenture

W. Ricki Reichard
Mid-Atlantic Regional Sales Manager

US Airways

Barry Rogers

Director, Air Practice

TCG Consulting

Brent Schultheis

Global Airlines Program Manager
HP 

James M. Sisco
Director - Global Travel
Reed Elsevier

Dan Swain

Director of Sales

Airlines Reporting Corporation

GBTA Staff Liaison

Shane Downey
Director, Public Policy
GBTA

Resources

Current Airline Fee Table
Learn how airline capacity cuts affect your key airports
Aviation Committee Application 

Press Release: 7/27/10 - NBTA Global Task Force to Focus on Airline Ancillary Product Issues
 

2008 Airline RFP