Who should be the next FAA Administrator?

Who should be the FAA’s next administrator? First let’s look at what the job description for the FAA administrator is according to SKYBARAY the description of the FAA administrator is “The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the agency of the United States Department of Transportation responsible for the regulation and oversight of civil aviation within the U.S., as well as operation and development of the National Airspace System. Its primary mission is to ensure safety of civil aviation.” John Dunkin has managed airlines and flight departments. It is not as though he is not qualified to hold the position. John Dunkin did manage trumps campaigns air transportation and according to Jonathan Swan from AXIOS he managed transportation to 203 cities in 43 states over the course of 21 months. But he is not the only one interested in the position. Dan Elwell an acting Administrator and former American airlines pilot is also in the running, and he is not alone. Bobby Styrgell a former naval fighter pilot, naval top gun instructor and the acting administrator under George W. Bush is also in the running. Then looking in the past we had Marion Blakey as FAA administrator her before she was the FAA administrator she worked with the Departments of Commerce and Education, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the White House according to the FAA. It is not unheard of for the FAA administrator to not be a pilot as long as they have the required experience in running or organizing an organization, although it definitely helps. This choice on who will be our next FAA administrator is important. The leader of any organization is given power to shape how the system is run. Policies change with people and time and this could be good or bad.

References

SKYbrary Wiki. (2018, March 03). Retrieved March 03, 2018, from https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Federal_Aviation_Administration_(FAA)

History. (2018, January 03). Retrieved March 03, 2018, from https://www.faa.gov/about/history/

Laris, M., & III, A. H. (2018, February 27). As Trump puts personal pilot on shortlist to head FAA, agency faces biggest challenges in decades. Retrieved March 03, 2018, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/as-trump-puts-longtime-personal-pilot-on-shortlist-to-head-faa-agency-faces-biggest-challenges-in-decades/2018/02/27/c1ac0102-1b4d-11e8-b2d9-08e748f892c0_story.html?utm_term=.a81912a86531