How Industry and Media Drive U.S. Aviation Debate

When I was President of Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) from 2005-2013, I spent a great deal of time trying to interest the media and policy makers in the issues of how airports were funded and financed, how they were run and so on. It was a constant struggle. The funding and financing structure was out of date and inadequate to modern times? Who cares! Too hard to explain! Boring!