Randy babbitt senate confirmation
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Randy Babbitt
American pilot, former administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
Jerome Randolph “Randy” Babbitt, (born June 9, ) is an American pilot and businessman who served as the 16th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from to In he was hired by Southwest Airlines as Vice President of Labor Relations, a position he retired from in [1]
Early life and education
[edit]Babbitt was born in in Miami and raised in Florida.[2] He attended the University of Georgia and the University of Miami before becoming an airline pilot. He flew for Eastern Air Lines for 25 years.
Babbitt's father, "Slim" Babbitt, was also an airline pilot; he was one of the founding members of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which has become the largest airline pilot union in the United States and Canada.[3]
Career
[edit]Randy Babbitt served multiple roles within ALPA, including Executive Administrator from to In Babbitt was elected President of ALPA and served for eight years in that position.
After leaving ALPA, Babbitt formed an airline management and financial consulting firm in Reston, Virginia, Eclat Consulting. In September the personnel of this company were merged into the Aircraft Management division of Olive
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Babbitt Nomination Moves Forward
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J. Randolph "Randy" Babbitt, a former airline pilot and former Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president, was confirmed Thursday by the U.S. Senate as the next FAA administrator. He is expected to officially start his new job in early June. At his confirmation hearing this week Babbitt outlined FAA’s top challenges: improving safety, air traffic modernization, reducing aviation’s carbon impact and improving labor relations. At the hearing, he also emphasized the importance of efficient implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System “to maximize the aviation system’s efficiency.” Babbitt, 62, was most recently a partner in the aviation practice of Oliver Wyman Inc., a management consulting firm. Babbitt began his aviation career as a pilot for Eastern Airlines and flew for more than 25 years. He served as president and CEO of ALPA, the largest professional organization of airline pilots. In , he served as a presidential appointee on the National Commission to Ensure a Strong Competitive Airline Industry. In , Babbitt was named by the Secretary of Transportation to an independent review team of aviation and safety experts tasked with evaluating and crafting recommendations to improve FAA’s implementation of the aviation saf