On Wednesday, the U. S. Senate voted to approve Steve Dickson, former head of Delta Airlines, as the Director of the FAA. Dickson’s immediate challenge is to manage the perception that the FAA was too cozy with Boeing and its inspection and certification process in the wake of to 737 MAX aircraft crashes.
Posted by Jeffrey Richmond
Mr. Richmond recently retired from the Aerospace industry as a technical writer and continues to write and research on a variety of topics including aviation and aerospace business. He spent a tour of duty as a pilot and instructor in the US Air Force, flew for a regional airline, and taught at two aviation universities. Jeff and his wife Peggy live in the country between Chattanooga and Nashville, Tennessee.
