Blakey: Airlines "out of line with reality."

Well, it looks like FAA Administrator Marion Blakey finally got it
right:


Marion Blakey's Last Day as FAA Administrator

BLAKEY TAKES PARTING SHOT AT AIRLINES
(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#196129)
Marion Blakey made her last speech
(http://www.faa.gov/news/speeches/new...fm?newsId=9532) as FAA
administrator on Tuesday, before the Washington, D.C., Aero Club. And
it held at least one surprise -- she put the blame for airline delays
squarely on airline scheduling practices that are "out of line with
reality." The airline industry has waged a campaign trying to blame
general aviation aircraft for congestion and delays. "If the airlines
don't address this [scheduling issue] voluntarily, don't be surprised
when the government steps in," Blakey said. Thursday is the last day
of her five-year term. Former FAA Deputy Administrator Barbara Barrett
has been widely speculated to be a likely successor, but an interim
administrator may be named until a new appointment is complete.
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#196129

Since 1992 we have had nothing but FEMALE FAA
administrators.Why??

Political Correctness run amok that's why

Heaven forbid a white male or anybody with a dick be placed
in charge again. You know someone who is qualified or has a
pilots license

What a bunch of PC ****. No wonder the FAA is so ****ed up

Vagina Hell

Former FAA Deputy Administrator Barbara Barrett
has been widely speculated to be a likely successor

"Larry Dighera" wrote:



Well, it looks like FAA Administrator Marion Blakey finally got it
right:

-- she put the blame for airline delays
squarely on airline scheduling practices that are "out of line with
reality."

A cynical person might suspect she waited so long to speak up because she
wanted to see whether it was the airlines she would be working for after she
left her gov't job.

--
Dan
T182T at BFM

On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:54:41 -0500, "Dan Luke"
wrote:

A cynical person might suspect she waited so long to speak up because she
wanted to see whether it was the airlines she would be working for after she
left her gov't job.

One does have to wonder.

I wonder which manufacturer of GA aircraft hired her? Or maybe the
NBAA?

Maybe she'll be in the Cirrus tent at Oshkosh next year. ;^)

On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:54:41 -0500, "Dan Luke"
wrote in
:


"Larry Dighera" wrote:



Well, it looks like FAA Administrator Marion Blakey finally got it
right:

-- she put the blame for airline delays
squarely on airline scheduling practices that are "out of line with
reality."

A cynical person might suspect she waited so long to speak up because she
wanted to see whether it was the airlines she would be working for after she
left her gov't job.


Perhaps Blakey's appointment as president and CEO of the Aerospace
Industries Association has fallen apart:



BLAKEY TO HEAD AEROSPACE ASSOCIATION
(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#195975)
A new job is literally waiting in the wings for Marion Blakey when
her term as FAA Administrator ends next month. It was announced on
Tuesday () that Blakey will be the next president and CEO of the
Aerospace Industries Association, the trade association
representing the nation's manufacturers of aerospace equipment.
The appointment officially takes effect on Nov. 12. Blakey
succeeds John Douglass, who has been president and CEO of AIA
since September 1998 and will remain with AIA through Dec. 31 to
provide counsel and ensure a smooth transition.
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#195975



http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...101889_pf.html
FAA Chief To Become Aerospace Lobbyist

By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 22, 2007; D01

The nation's chief defense-industry lobbying group has selected
Marion C. Blakey, administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration, as its new chief executive.

Industry officials confirmed yesterday that Blakey will head the
Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), replacing John W.
Douglass, 66, who is retiring. Late yesterday, the association
made the announcement official.

Blakey is the latest of several top administration officials to
depart as President Bush's term winds to a close. Last week,
Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove announced that he
would leave at the end of the month.

In her new job, which is to start in November, Blakey will be the
most prominent spokesperson to the federal government for the
makers of commercial aircraft and for contractors to the Pentagon.
Founded in 1919 -- only a few years after the birth of man-made
flight -- the AIA, based in Arlington, concentrates on three
areas: civil aviation, space and national security.

Its more than 100 members include Boeing, General Dynamics,
Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Textron and United Technologies.

The AIA represents the nation's largest manufacturers and
suppliers of civil, military and business aircraft; unmanned
aerial vehicles; space systems; aircraft engines, missiles and
related components; aerospace services; and information
technology. Its early members included aerospace pioneers Orville
Wright and Glenn Curtiss.

Blakey, 59, has had a long career in the transportation industry,
both inside and outside government. She was sworn in as FAA
administrator in September 2002. The FAA oversees aviation safety
and operates the world's largest air-traffic-control system. Her
term ends next month.

Before heading the FAA, Blakey chaired the National Transportation
Safety Board, the federal agency that investigates civil aviation
accidents and significant accidents on railroads, highways and
pipelines. It also recommends changes that would prevent
accidents.

In 1992 and 1993, Blakey was administrator of the Transportation
Department's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which
made her the country's leading highway safety official. From 1993
to 2001, she ran Blakey & Associates, now Blakey & Agnew, a public
affairs consulting firm in the District, with a particular focus
on transportation issues.
[...]

Blakey's successor at the FAA has not been named. But
administration officials discussed with members of Congress the
possibility of naming Barbara Barrett, a former deputy FAA
administrator under President Ronald Reagan and the wife of Craig
R. Barrett, chairman of Intel.

Larry Dighera wrote:
"Dan Luke" wrote"
A cynical person might suspect she waited so long to speak up because
she wanted to see whether it was the airlines she would be working for
after she left her gov't job.


Perhaps Blakey's appointment as president and CEO of the Aerospace
Industries Association has fallen apart:

Perhaps, but note that the AIA doesn't seem to be an organization that
would have air carriers among its members:

BLAKEY TO HEAD AEROSPACE ASSOCIATION
(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#195975)
A new job is literally waiting in the wings for Marion Blakey when
her term as FAA Administrator ends next month. It was announced on
Tuesday () that Blakey will be the next president and CEO of the
Aerospace Industries Association, the trade association
representing the nation's manufacturers of aerospace equipment.
....
The AIA represents the nation's largest manufacturers and
suppliers of civil, military and business aircraft; unmanned
aerial vehicles; space systems; aircraft engines, missiles and
related components; aerospace services; and information
technology. Its early members included aerospace pioneers Orville
Wright and Glenn Curtiss.

I suspect manufacturers/suppliers would be at best neutral on the subject.
Is it better for the suppliers in general to sell a lot of lower cost VLJs
or to sell a few higher cost "traditional" jets?

On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:01:13 -0000, Jim Logajan
wrote in :

Larry Dighera wrote:
"Dan Luke" wrote"
A cynical person might suspect she waited so long to speak up because
she wanted to see whether it was the airlines she would be working for
after she left her gov't job.


Perhaps Blakey's appointment as president and CEO of the Aerospace
Industries Association has fallen apart:

Perhaps, but note that the AIA doesn't seem to be an organization that
would have air carriers among its members:

BLAKEY TO HEAD AEROSPACE ASSOCIATION
(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#195975)
A new job is literally waiting in the wings for Marion Blakey when
her term as FAA Administrator ends next month. It was announced on
Tuesday () that Blakey will be the next president and CEO of the
Aerospace Industries Association, the trade association
representing the nation's manufacturers of aerospace equipment.
...
The AIA represents the nation's largest manufacturers and
suppliers of civil, military and business aircraft; unmanned
aerial vehicles; space systems; aircraft engines, missiles and
related components; aerospace services; and information
technology. Its early members included aerospace pioneers Orville
Wright and Glenn Curtiss.

I suspect manufacturers/suppliers would be at best neutral on the subject.

What leads you to believe that Boeing would be neutral on the subject
of airline operations? After all, it is the air carriers who purchase
their products.

Is it better for the suppliers in general to sell a lot of lower cost VLJs
or to sell a few higher cost "traditional" jets?

It would depend on whether the "supplier" builds airliners or VLJs,
IMNSHO.

On Sep 15, 2:16 pm, Larry Dighera wrote:
On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:01:13 -0000, Jim Logajan
wrote in :



Larry Dighera wrote:
"Dan Luke" wrote"
A cynical person might suspect she waited so long to speak up because
she wanted to see whether it was the airlines she would be working for
after she left her gov't job.

Perhaps Blakey's appointment as president and CEO of the Aerospace
Industries Association has fallen apart:

Perhaps, but note that the AIA doesn't seem to be an organization that
would have air carriers among its members:

BLAKEY TO HEAD AEROSPACE ASSOCIATION
(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#195975)
A new job is literally waiting in the wings for Marion Blakey when
her term as FAA Administrator ends next month. It was announced on
Tuesday () that Blakey will be the next president and CEO of the
Aerospace Industries Association, the trade association
representing the nation's manufacturers of aerospace equipment.
...
The AIA represents the nation's largest manufacturers and
suppliers of civil, military and business aircraft; unmanned
aerial vehicles; space systems; aircraft engines, missiles and
related components; aerospace services; and information
technology. Its early members included aerospace pioneers Orville
Wright and Glenn Curtiss.

I suspect manufacturers/suppliers would be at best neutral on the subject.

What leads you to believe that Boeing would be neutral on the subject
of airline operations? After all, it is the air carriers who purchase
their products.

Is it better for the suppliers in general to sell a lot of lower cost VLJs
or to sell a few higher cost "traditional" jets?

It would depend on whether the "supplier" builds airliners or VLJs,
IMNSHO.

Blakey has accepted a position as president and CEO of the Aerospace
Industries Association, a move criticized by some as ethically
dubious, though no specific allegations have been made that Blakey
acted improperly.
--
Gene Seibel
Gene & Sue's Flying Machine - http://pad39a.com/gene/
Because we fly, we envy no one.

"Gene Seibel" wrote in message
ups.com...

Blakey has accepted a position as president and CEO of the Aerospace
Industries Association, a move criticized by some as ethically
dubious, though no specific allegations have been made that Blakey
acted improperly.

CMIIW, but that association covers ALL manufacturers, from Piper through
Gulfstream, Boeing, etc.
--
Matt Barrow
Performance Homes, LLC.
Cheyenne, WY

"Gene Seibel" wrote

Blakey has accepted a position as president and CEO of the Aerospace
Industries Association, a move criticized by some as ethically
dubious, though no specific allegations have been made that Blakey
acted improperly.

They deserve all they get from hiring her. Their loss is our gain!
--
Jim in NC