“Challenge Accepted” – North Carolina Airports Association (NCAA) 44th Annual Conference

Photo to the right – From left are, Bobby Walston, Eddie Madden, Michael Landguth (President & CEO of Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority and the recipient of the Willard G. Plentl Award) and John Coon. Photo by Daniel Carr / RDU .

By Scotty Malta

Beautiful inside and out is an apt description of the conference venue and accommodations at the Omni Grove Park Inn & Spa in Ashville, North Carolina for the 2024 Annual NCAA Conference.  The conference, themed “Challenge Accepted” broke all previous attendance records with 535 attendees, 52 exhibitors and 57 sponsors. The conference committee, led by John Coon, Vice President Operations and Maintenance at the Ashville Regional Airport, NCAA Vice President and incoming President put on another high qualify annual conference with timely, appropriate and interesting topics and speakers.

Read the enitre article on the State Aviation Journal website: https://www.stateaviationjournal.com/index.php/state-news/north-carolina/challenge-accepted-north-carolina-airports-association-ncaa-44th-annual-conference