• FAA Reauthorization, TSA Security Program Re-writes, pilot shortage issues, consumer protection, and sustainable fuels.

Duration: January 1, 2008 to present

General Issues: Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines, Accounting, Transportation

Spending: about $140,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), State - Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), White House Office, Treasury - Dept of, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Air Force - Dept of, Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)