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AIA Asks White House to Modernize DoD Support Aircraft WASHINGTON, D.C. November 12 - The Aerospace Industries Association has written President George W. Bush, urging him to approve additional funding for the purchase of commercial aircraft for use in various military support roles. John W. Douglass, AIA President and CEO, said "The U.S. government has a rare opportunity to modernize military support aircraft needed for the war on terrorism and at the same time provide the civil aviation industry a much needed economic stimulus." He said the "severe and sudden contraction of the market for civilian aviation products," coupled with the DoD’s pressing need to modernize its support aircraft fleet made it an ideal time to replace aging tanker, cargo, medical evacuation and electronic surveillance aircraft. Plans to modernize have been on hold due to a shortage of funding. Douglass urged the president to "send a clear signal to the world that America values its economic and military security, while giving much needed hope for the hundreds of thousands of aerospace workers whose jobs are threatened in this national crisis." He asked the president to carefully consider this issue as he approves the FY 2002 legislation for DoD and finalizes his FY 2003 budget proposals for National Defense.
P.A. Rel 2001-29 11.12.01 -AIA- Contact: Matt Grimison, AIA |
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