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Woerth to Head the FAA?

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Reuters
Former union chief could lead FAA: paper
Friday November 21, 7:35 am ET
BANGALORE (Reuters) - A onetime union leader is a top contender to head the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people close to President-elect Barack Obama's transition team.
Airline consultant Duane Woerth, who was president of the Air Line Pilots Association from 1999 to 2006, has met with U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar and has his tentative support, people familiar with their discussions told the paper.
But the situation remained fluid, no final decision had been made and other candidates could gain strength, the paper added.
The dynamic also could change if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pushed aide Robert Herbert for the FAA post, it said. Reuters could not immediately reach the FAA and Obama's team for comment.
 
I would think he would be better than some "aide" to Harry Reid who has only been an aide and NO knowledge whatsoever about the industry or safety! Lesser of two evils by far.
If Obama picks the aide, it is blatantly clear that he is only about settling debts and NOT positive change (as I predicted).
 
Obama must not want anything done for awhile if he's putting Woerth in that position. Either that or Obama wants the NTSB to start pushing the FAA to do more, and Obama knowing woerths record against management knows this would be an easy fight for the NTSB. Whats funny is, this position is 10x's more important than the head of ALPA, but he made more as the head of ALPA and did even less than the FAA did in those years.
 
I would prefer the head of NBAA or AOPA

This would never happen because AOPA is probably the most anti-FAA organization (apart from the TSA) in existance. Just pick up a random issue of their magazine and you'll find all kinds of rhetoric about how the feds are only out to get us and they should be resisted at all costs.
 
This would never happen because AOPA is probably the most anti-FAA organization (apart from the TSA) in existance. Just pick up a random issue of their magazine and you'll find all kinds of rhetoric about how the feds are only out to get us and they should be resisted at all costs.

....they're right.....
 

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