The medevac pilots who whisk your loved ones to trauma centers for life-saving treatment. The humanitarians who deliver supplies after a disaster. The businessmen who chose your community's airport to base their operations, creating countless job opportunities. The aerial firefighters who release the fire retardant to prevent wildfires from engulfing your home. The mechanics who keep more than 230,000 aircraft flying. The flight instructors who train our military and commercial airline pilots.

We fight fires, catch criminals, find and rescue the lost, treat crops, transport the sick, gather the news, and deliver sensitive packages. We fly 166 million passengers every year. We serve America. We serve you—every day.

We love serving America—serving you—from the air. But our jobs, our lifeblood is threatened by user fees, onerous security regulations, and negative public perception. They threaten to shut down community airports, force hundreds of thousands out of jobs, and cut off billions of dollars in economic activity for small- and medium-sized businesses and communities.

  • Economy

    General Aviation benefits our economy by enhancing the profitability and competitive strength of U.S. businesses and industries.

  • Environment

    General Aviation helps protect the substance of life that Mother Earth provides. Small aircraft are used to protect against environmental hazards, prevent poaching, and reduce clear-cutting of forests.

  • Business

    Business flying provides American companies with the speed and efficiency to succeed domestically and to compete globally.

  • Emergency Services

    General Aviation is vital in disaster relief, firefighting, search and rescue, emergency evacuation, law enforcement, and border protection.

  • Lifestyle

    Millions of spectators watch airplanes take to the sky every summer at airshows. And hikers, fishermen, and sportsmen use General Aviation to travel to remote locations to enjoy their hobbies.

  • Food

    America's farmers, ranchers, and fishermen depend on General Aviation to plant and fertilize their crops, protect their livestock, and spot schools of fish to keep the nation's food supply running smoothly.

  • Health and Medicine

    Medical evacuation helicopters, volunteer patient and organ transportation, and doctors rely on General Aviation to provide life-saving transportation and to travel among remote locations.

  • Transportation

    General Aviation flies 166 million passengers every year and trains America’s airline pilots. General Aviation airplanes also move goods around the country.

  • Media

    Hollywood, the media, and advertisers all use General Aviation (GA) aircraft to get the perfect shot and get their message out.