Originally Posted by
Phantom Flyer
Let's start over...Scene 1, Take 2.
Everyone seems to want an experienced, labor friendly Administrator who can
lead the FAA into the 21st Century and address the issues that we all face every day.
I agree. This is an
important appointment.The entire federal air traffic control system needs to be re-vamped and changes need to be made that will enable our air traffic system to handle the expected growth of the next decades.
Why not make Robert (Bobby) Sturgill, the Acting Administrator, the next permanent Administrator ? He was a line pilot for United, an ALPA member and has worked in the higher eschelons of the FAA for the past several years. He knows the ropes and has demonstrated that he can lead. Why waste an appointment with Duane Woerth, or anyone else, who will have to go through a learning curve and then
maybe, will prove to be an acceptable choice.
BTW, if you want to bash Senator Obama, President Bush, the Democrats, Republicans, Liberals, Communists, yada, yada...go somewhere else...
please.
Thanks and G'Day Mates
Bobby Sturgill was a college classmate of mine and I remember him as a competent, hard working, intelligent man. The high achiever kind of guy you knew was destined to be in charge of something big and important someday. He had/has my respect.
If you want a Union 'yes-man' or Union 'puppet' you'll want someone else.
My guess is he won't he'll give preferential treatment to pilots over everybody else he has responsibilities to. Just a gut feeling, but I'll bet the list of people better than Bobby is pretty short and the list of people who could do a worse job is quite long.