Bob Blouin Forms Sky Group Associates, Inc.

Former senior vice president of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Bob Blouin last week officially announced forming Sky Group Associates Inc., an aviation management services company based at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA). According to the company, SkyGroup specializes in a wide variety of aviation management services, including Part 135 and 121 certifications, personnel searches, safety and security audits, flight operations and maintenance manuals, litigation support and commercial and government contracting SkyGroup says its mandate is to explore and develop products and services for the aviation community and government operations.

In addition to his service at NBAA, Blouin is an aerospace executive with more than thirty years of domestic and international experience in corporate, commercial and military aviation operations. He also serves as president of the Greater Washington Business Aviation Association (GWBAA). Prior to NBAA, he served as vice president of technical operations for Short Brothers USA, a subsidiary of Bombardier. He is an Airline Transport Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor, with over 7000 hours of international and domestic flight experience.