According to recently released data from the World Economic Forum, the U.S. ranks fifth in the world in competitiveness due to factors such as stagnating wages, underinvestment in infrastructure and corporate tax rates.

While many of leaders continue to extol the importance of remaining competitive, the truth is there is still a lot more to do to ensure U.S. companies can operate in an increasingly tough and global market. An immediate example of this would be to stop the political gamesmanship and mischaracterizations when it comes to business aviation, and give U.S. companies every tool in their arsenal to compete globally.