Lew Bleiweis, executive director of Asheville Regional (AVL), has been elected chairman of the Airports Council International-North America U.S. Policy Board.
The board will be influential in developing policies that advocate for the importance of airports going forward, organization officials say. The U.S. Policy Board chairman serves as one of the five executive committee members of the ACI-NA board. He will serve a two-year term.
“Lew is a well-respected aviation leader who brings great expertise as chair of ACI-NA’s U.S. Policy Board,” says Kevin Burke, president and CEO of ACI-NA. “As U.S. airports look toward next year’s Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization, the U.S. Policy Board will be tasked with developing forward-looking policies that promote airports as essential components of our nation’s transportation system.”
Bleiweis indicated he is proud to serve as chair and take part in the discussions.
“The future of airports and aviation is strongly linked to decisions that are made in Washington, and it is important that airports have a strong voice in important policy decisions,” he says.
