“He will do an amazing job.”Įarl Lawrence, a former senior official at the FAA who now works for Xwing, which is developing pilotless planes to carry cargo, said Whitaker’s appointment would be a win for companies making drones and autonomous aircraft - in part because of Whitaker’s time at Supernal. “I can’t think of a better choice,” he said. The first, Billy Nolen, who left FAA in June to join another air taxi company, Archer Aviation, praised Whitaker’s nomination in a recent interview. Since then, the agency has been run by two successive acting administrators. The FAA has lacked a Senate-confirmed leader since early last year, when Stephen Dickson, who was chosen by President Donald Trump, quit midway through his five-year term. “We must carefully evaluate Mike Whitaker’s qualifications, experience, and temperament to determine whether he is the right person to lead the agency at this critical juncture,” Cruz said. Ted Cruz of Texas, who led the GOP opposition to Biden’s first pick, gave a noncommittal statement about the second choice. Republicans and independent Kyrsten Sinema argued that Washington lacked adequate aviation experience - his background is mostly in city transit systems, having held the Denver airport job only since mid-2021. Production Control Manager Flightcheck Commercial Aviation Services LLC From November 2016 to September 2018 (1 year 11 months) Greater Chicago AreaAircraft Maintenance Manager PrimeStar Aviation Services From February 2015 to November 2016 (1 year 10 months) Maintenance Controller NetJets Ensures all NetJets aircraft are maintained away from home base in compliance with all regulatory requirements for NetJets aircraft.Last year, Biden nominated Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington, but he withdrew in March after his nomination stalled in the Senate Commerce Committee. Contacts and arranges for maintenance personnel to clear aircraft discrepancies and return aircraft to service in a timely and effective manner. Supervises, in an executive capacity, the maintenance and/or alteration of NetJets aircraft. Divides lists and Change Order Authorizations works as a team on major issues.įrom January 2005 to February 2015 (10 years 2 months) Columbus, Ohio AreaAviation Maintenance Technician United Airlines Turns around aircraft in at terminal quickly though efficient and through routine and non-routine maintenance. Completes hydraulic, oxygen, electrical, brake, tire and walk around. Diagnoses, troubleshoots and corrects problems within scope of terminal maintenance operations. Proficient in creating and clearing deferrals.Ĭonfers with pilots on anomalies determines existence of problem and source through testing. Reviews MELs and CDLs on computer and applies criteria to create deferral. Worked on contract maintenance for foreign carriers such as Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, Atlas Air, and Asiana. Certified to sign JAL and Singapore aircraft logbooks. From November 1991 to January 2005 (13 years 3 months) Greater Chicago AreaSafety Supervisor Aircraft Service International Ensure Compliance with safety policies and procedures. Performed safety audits and immediately corrected unsafe performances. Expanded job description to take over as operations manager, shift supervisor, trainer, fueler. From January 1987 to February 1989 (2 years 2 months) San Francisco Bay AreaTURBO PROP PROPULSION MECHANIC United States Marine Corps Performed preventive and corrective maintenance on KC-130 in-flight refueling aircraft. ROBERT DEGRIE joins as Director of Technical Services.Testedserviced and repaired engines, propellers, and GTC, ATM, and fuel systems.NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio, Ap/PRNewswire/ - CommutAir announced three executive appointments to its Maintenance & Technical Operations organization as it establishes the platform to triple the size of its fleet and expand its flying footprint when it inducts 40 Embraer 145 aircraft under the previously announced United Express agreement. LON ZIEGLER joins as Director of Maintenance.DeGrie will be responsible for the Fleet Engineering, Engineering & Programs, Production Planning, Materials, and and Maintenance Technology functions. Ziegler will be responsible for all production functions and have responsibility for in-house and 3 rd party station and base maintenance operations. He will also be nominated as CommutAir's Director of Maintenance (DOM) under 14 CFR part 119 regulations. RON CRUZ, joins as Manager of Dulles (IAD).Cruz will be responsible for maintenance operations at CommutAir's largest aircraft base Robert DeGrie and Lon Ziegler will report to CommutAir's Vice President of Maintenance, James W Page II.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |