Posted on December 7th, 2011
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt has resigned from the FAA in the wake of his arrest Saturday night in a northern Virginia suburb on a charge of driving while intoxicated (DWI). In a statement released this evening, Babbitt wrote: “Today I submitted my resignation to Secretary Ray LaHood and it has been accepted. Serving as FAA Administrator has been…
Posted on July 27th, 2011
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt called on Congress today to pass a clean extension of the FAA’s authorization in order to avoid airport project construction delays and employee furloughs. The current FAA reauthorization expires at midnight this Friday, July 22, 2011. LaHood and Babbitt said they oppose the House…
Posted on July 22nd, 2011
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt called on Congress yesterday to pass a “clean” temporary extension of the FAA’s operating authority to avoid airport construction delays and furloughs of approximately 4,000 agency employees beginning Saturday. The addition by House Republicans of cuts to the Essential Air Service program has stalled an extension…
