AVweb Podcast: Friday, April 7, 2006

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • FAA Administrator Marion Blakey is currently focused on air traffic controller contract negotiations, which have reached an impasse.
  • While these negotiations do not immediately impact pilots, they are part of a larger strategy to change how the FAA conducts business.
  • The full details of Administrator Blakey's future direction for the FAA are hinted to be revealed in an accompanying podcast/interview.
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While FAA administrator Marion Blakey has been preoccupied with contract negotiations (or lack of same) with air traffic controllers this week, what’s important to remember is that all that wrangling won’t have any practical impact on pilots (at least for now). The impasse, as it is now designated, is part of a larger picture that will change the way the FAA does business. We talked with the administrator recently and, if you listen carefully, you’ll see where she’s headed.

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