AMAC’s Seeds are Planted

Given the combination of FAA enforcement and industry wide interest to comply with 49 CFR Part 23, a group of forward-thinking individuals concluded that there were enormous possibilities for minority and women participation in airport business opportunities. This group gathered in the Administrator’s conference room at FAA Headquarters in Washington, DC on a fall day in 1983 and agreed that a seminar should serve as the starting point to begin a national dialogue on how to achieve enhanced opportunities and success for women and minority businesses.