Committees
Committees are made up of active CABAA members who are willing to volunteer their time and expertise to advance the business aviation industry. This includes attending committee meetings, brainstorming ideas for future initiatives, and planning related events.
If you are interested in the work of any of our committees, please consider becoming a CABAA member.
Email the applicable committee chair or info@cabaa.com with questions.
Air Traffic Control
ATC Committee works in conjunction with the FAA to improve the efficiency of flying to and from the satellite airports in the Chicago area as well as informing transient pilots of the tips and procedures of flying in and out of the complicated Chicago airspace.
Events
The Events Committee plans and executes CABAA-affiliated events. We work directly with venues, members, and sponsors to host events in and around the Chicagoland area.
Committee Chair: Kristine Klotz
Flight Attendant
The Flight Attendant Committee supports midwest-based corporate aviation professionals with networking events, mentoring, educational opportunities, and scholarships. We provide support to maintain qualifications, integrity, and professionalism amongst our peers.
Committee Chairs: Anna Galonska and Teresa Tucker
Golf
The Golf Committee is responsible for planning and executing the annual golf outing, CABAA’s headline event of the year gathering industry professionals. Friends, colleagues, acquaintances, vendors and customers alike gather for an exciting day of fun and fundraising. The proceeds from the event are used to sponsor educational scholarships for students entering the industry.
The 2025 Golf Outing is set for Tuesday, August 12 at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club in Lemont, IL. Save the date!
Committee Chair: Ben Kisla
Government Affairs
The Government Affairs Committee stays abreast of aviation-related pieces of legislation circulating the Illinois House and Senate. Contact your respective state legislators with questions and/or concerns about recent updates.
Committee Chairs: Mark Doles and Chris Kozicki
Maintenance
The MX Committee hosts an annual fundraiser (typically held in the fall) to support maintenance-focused scholarships.
Membership & Outreach
The Membership & Outreach Committee plans mentorship events to connect veteran business aviators with those looking to enter the field. Committee members also attend industry career fairs to engage the next generation of pilots, mechanics, schedulers, dispatchers, controllers, and more.
Safety
The Safety Committee provides CABAA members with frequent and accessible opportunities to increase their aviation-safety knowledge and to assist them in resolving common safety issues.
View recent safety-focused newsletters and related articles here.
Scholarship & Mentoring
“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.”
- G. K. Chesterson
The Scholarship Committee actively promotes business aviation as a viable, interesting, and rewarding career on the campuses where our future job candidates are being trained. We facilitate a meaningful connection and an ongoing relationship between willing and interested students and individual members of CABAA that are able to mentor the student candidate within their discipline or job function on varying levels of commitment.
2025 scholarships will be open for application submissions on February 1.