The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has donated more than $30,000 to veterans’ organizations raised through the 2014 NATA Flag Pins for Veterans Project. Earlier this year, NATA and its members developed the project to expand the association’s support of veterans. Donations from this year’s project will support the Veterans Airlift Command and the Medal of Honor Foundation.
“Since 2011 NATA has supported the Veterans Airlift Command through a raffle and auction at our annual Air Charter Summit. We experienced great success through generous donations of our members and staff by collecting nearly $75,000,” said NATA President and CEO Thomas L. Hendricks. “I am very pleased to report that with the addition of the NATA Flag Pins for Veterans Project, we exceeded $100,000 in total support of our veterans and expanded our efforts to include the Medal of Honor Foundation.”
NATA’s Flag Pins for Veterans Project is an initiative that begins in May surrounding Memorial Day and continues through Veterans Day. NATA members may participate by displaying flag pins in their operations areas for donations or by making a direct donation to the project fund.
Signature Flight Support and Landmark Aviation were significant donors to this inaugural program, NATA officials noted. A full list of participants follows:
- American Jet Charter
- Bakersfield Jet Center by Loyd’s Aviation
- Beacon Aviation Insurance Services
- Central Flying Service, Inc.
- Harbour Air Services
- Hill Aircraft
- JFI Jets
- Jet Aviation
- Key Air
- Keystone FBO Services
- Landmark Aviation
- Montgomery Aviation, Inc.
- Napa Jet Center
- NATA
- NATA Aviation Legal Services
- North American Air Charter
- Pentastar Aviation
- Showalter Flying Service
- Signature Flight Support
- Stuart Jet Center