Fri, May 09, 2003
FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey has named David B. "Bruce"
Johnson as director of the Air Traffic Service and Linda M.
Schuessler as deputy director. They are responsible for managing
the
operations that ensure the safe and efficient flow of all air
traffic – airline, private and military – throughout
the United States.
The
Air Traffic Service has a workforce of 24,000, including about
18,000 air traffic controllers who staff the nation’s airport
control towers, terminal radar control facilities, enroute air
traffic centers and flight service stations.
"Both Bruce and Linda bring an extensive background and
operational experience to their new positions," said Administrator
Blakey. "They will continue to provide the strong leadership Air
Traffic needs as it enhances safety, modernizes airspace systems
and adds capacity during a critical period for aviation."
Johnson reports directly to Steven J. Brown, FAA Associate
Administrator for Air Traffic Services and succeeds Bill G.
Peacock, who retired May 2 after 30 years with the FAA. Schuessler
takes over from Jeff Griffith, who retired late last year.
Beginning his FAA career in 1974, Johnson was an air traffic
controller first in the Albuquerque enroute center and then in the
Fort Worth center. He then spent more than five years as the air
traffic manager at the Houston center before serving as the
assistant air traffic division manager in the FAA’s Great
Lakes Region from November 1996 to September 2000. Since then,
Johnson has been the air traffic division manager in the Northwest
Mountain Region. He holds a B. S. degree in education from
Northeastern State College, Tahlequah (OK).
Schuessler has led the Air Traffic Evaluations and
Investigations staff since May of 2002. Before that, she spent two
years at the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center
in Herndon (VA), where she was responsible for tactical operations
and system efficiency. Earlier, Schuessler was the assistant air
traffic manager at the Atlanta enroute center. It was also at the
Atlanta center that she joined the FAA in 1974 as a controller. She
is a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a B. S. degree in
math and science education.
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