Inspired by his airline pilot father and uncle, Dave Belastock began his own airline career in 1989 as a B-727 Flight Engineer with the Trump Shuttle, which later merged with US Airways. After nearly 14 years flying the B-727 and A320, and active in ALPA safety, communications, representation and negotiation, Dave was furloughed in 2002 in the wake of September 11. Unwilling to give up on his flying dreams, Dave discovered the opportunities afforded by a career in business aviation. Flying charter for 3 years with Million Air Charter Teterboro (later Meridian), Dave joined Dassault Falcon Jet as a Demo Pilot in 2006, and advanced to the positions of Assistant Chief Pilot – Technical and later Director – Pilot Technical. In 2019, Dave joined Bechtel Corporation as a Falcon 8X and 900EXy Captain. Passionate about giving back to the business aviation community, Dave began volunteering with the Teterboro Users Group (TUG) in 2002, first as Secretary/Treasurer and currently as President. He’s also a member of the NBAA Domestic Operations Committee’s ATC, Airspace and Flight Technologies Subcommittee. As a long-standing member of the Flight Safety Foundation Business Advisory Committee (BAC), Dave was elected Vice-Chairman in 2021, and Chairman in 2023.