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Pages in category "Administrators of the Federal Aviation Administration" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The FAA's first administrator, Elwood R. Quesada, was a former Air Force general and adviser to President Eisenhower. The same year witnessed the birth of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which was created in response to the Soviet Union (USSR) launch of the first manmade satellite.
Before moving to the Federal Aviation Administration, Stephen Dickson retired from service as the Senior Vice President-Flight Operations for Delta Air Lines.In this role, he was responsible for the safety and operational performance of Delta's global flight operations, as well as pilot training, crew resources, crew scheduling, and regulatory compliance.
T. Allan McArtor in 2018. Trusten Allan McArtor (born July 3, 1942) was the Administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration from 1987 to 1989.. Born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1942, [1] McArtor is Chairman of Airbus North America Holdings, Inc., parent company of Airbus North America Sales, Inc. and Airbus North America Customer Services, Inc., all located in Herndon, Virginia, and ...
Scheduled commercial passenger airlines haven’t experienced a major fatal crash since 2009, and, over the past 25 years, government and industry have worked together to reduce fatality risk for ...
President Barack Obama formally nominated Babbitt to become the FAA Administrator on March 27, 2009. [6] Babbitt's nomination was confirmed by the US Senate on May 21, 2009; he was sworn in on June 1. [7] Babbitt succeeded Robert Sturgell and Lynne Osmus, who had both served as Acting FAA Administrator since Marion Blakey's term expired in 2007 ...
In 1997, Garvey was appointed by President Bill Clinton as the 14th Administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, taking charge in August, 1997 of the 49,000-member agency—in the process becoming several "firsts" for an FAA Administrator: she was the first Administrator appointed to a 5-year term, the first female Administrator ...
On September 7, 2023, U.S. president Joe Biden nominated him to serve as the administrator of the FAA. [7] On October 24, 2023, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 98–0 vote. [7] Whitaker was sworn in by Secretary Pete Buttigieg on October 27, 2023. [8]