Robert Maxson Heads NOAA Aviation Weather

Editorial Staff

Tuesday, February 05, 2008 at 12:00 AM ET

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Robert Maxson has been appointed head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Aviation Weather Center.
Maxson previously retired from NOAA in 2005 as head of aircraft operations.
Since his retirement, Maxson worked as a research pilot for the National Science Foundation.
This appointment marks Maxson's return to NOAA.

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Robert Maxson has come out of retirement to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Aviation Weather Center. Maxson retired as head of NOAA’s aircraft operations in 2005 and, in the interim, flew as a research pilot for the National Science Foundation in Boulder, Colo.