Aviation Policy Expert
Andy Cebula, with more than 26 years experience in aviation policy, is Executive Vice President of Government Affairs.
Cebula manages AOPA’s advocacy efforts on issues affecting general aviation pilots and aircraft owners. This includes opposing legislation that limits GA pilots’ freedom to fly, protecting and preserving airports and access to the nation’s airspace, and fighting proposals on Capitol Hill, state capitols, and regulatory agencies that increase the cost of flying and aircraft ownership. In addition, he manages AOPA’s Pilot Information Center which answers nearly 130,000 technical questions from members each year, and medical specialists who answer 50,000 questions annually about medical certification issues.
Leading a professional staff of 36 based in Frederick and Washington, DC and 13 Regional Representatives located across the country, Andy directs AOPA lobbying activities on a national, state and local level and manages the Political Action Committee for AOPA and is responsible for more than 1800 volunteers in the AOPA Airport Support Network.
Cebula’s Washington experience includes 18 years of service as vice president and, earlier, director of government and industry affairs at the National Air Transportation Association. He also served for two year as a senior policy analyst in the FAA’s Office of Civil Aviation Security. He joined AOPA in April 2001.
Cebula holds a degree in Aviation Management from Auburn University and serves on the school’s Aviation Management Advisory Board. He is a member of several aviation organizations, including AOPA, the American Association of Airport Executives, and the Washington Aero Club. He lives in Urbana, Maryland, with his wife and their three children.