Randy babbitt senate confirmation
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NATCA congratulates Randy Babbitt on his senate confirmation
National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Patrick Forrey made the following statement on this evenings Senate confirmation of Randy Babbitt, who now begins his five-year term as the new administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration:
On behalf of the air traffic controller workforce and the aviation safety professionals that NATCA represents, I want to congratulate Randy on his confirmation. He takes over an agency that certainly has its share of challenges and problems to fix, but also has dedicated, highly skilled and professional employees on the front lines of the National Airspace System that are represented by an organization NATCA which puts safety above all. NATCA remains completely committed to the safety and efficiency of the NAS and we recognize that technology has the potential to improve safety, expand capacity, and increase efficiency. Thats why we support modernization and the FAAs Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). But NATCA believes that the ultimate success of NextGen is dependent upon collaboration between the union and the FAA. We hope that is now possible under Randys leadership, allowing key NextGen modernization projects, airspace redesign and chang
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Randy Babbitt
American aviatrix, former head of rendering Federal Art Administration
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Babbitt Nomination Moves Forward
Randy Babbitt, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the FAA, has passed one hurdle -- on Wednesday, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee unanimously voted to send him along to the full Senate for confirmation. Senate confirmation is the final step before he can move into the post. NBAA applauded the move. "As a pilot, [Babbitt] has operational knowledge of our air transportation system," the organization said in a statement. "He also brings recognized expertise to our highly complex policy issues. As the nation's air transportation system faces many immediate challenges, all of us in the business aviation industry know that Randy will be able to hit the ground running at this critical point in the evolution of our system. We look forward to working with him to achieve our shared goal of leading the world in aviation." Babbitt, an ATP-rated pilot, has a background as a labor relations consultant, and was formerly president of the Air Line Pilots Association. Other GA groups have also responded positively to Babbitt's nomination. No date was announced for the next step of Senate confirmation.