Question of the Week: The FAA Administrator-It’s a Tough Job, But Who Will Do It When Blakey Steps Down?
Both FAA Administrator Marion Blakey’s term and the current FAA reauthorization legislation expire on September 30, though the aviation community is heavily focused on the latter issue and has largely ignored the former. So we’d like to know who you think should be the next FAA Administrator. (We’ve assembled our own short list of potentials; if you choose “other,” please e-mail us your choice.) Plus: How many hours (and what certifications) did AVweb readers think should be required of new hires at regional airlines?
PREVIOUS RESULTS ***
Last week, AVweb pointed to the trend of regional airlineshiring low(er)-time pilots to fill key positions and asked what theminimum qualifications should be for a new hire at one of theseairlines.
As you might have expected, there were quite a fewletters on the subject, but most of the AVweb readers whoresponded to our poll felt that somewhere between 500 and 1,000 hours(and a comm/multi/instrument rating) were sufficient to land a pilot'sjob.
A complete breakdown of the responses can be viewed here.
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THIS WEEK'S QUESTION ***
Both FAA Administrator Marion Blakey's term and thecurrent FAA reauthorization legislation expire on September 30, thoughthe aviation community is heavily focused on the latter issue and haslargely ignored the former. So we'd like to know who you think should bethe next FAA Administrator.
(We've assembled our own short list ofpotentials; if you choose "other," please e-mail us your choice.)
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