Randy Babbitt's Senate hearings for confirmation as
Administrator of the FAA started yesterday in Washington DC. It
quickly became apparent that the February 12th crash of Continental
Connections Flight 3407 will be a major issue in the process.
There have been of these lately... those "intriguing" little
moments where you hear something said and are the pretty much
forced to ponder whether those speaking have truly considered the
import of their words.
Union Claims 'New TSA Administrator Is Crucial To Agency
Improvement'
A Union posturing for more of the action that
may come with Pro-Union bargaining changes for TSA workers notes
that the TSA's ranking as the worst place to work within the
Department of Homeland Security 'should come as no surprise.'
A Controversial But None-The-Less Interesting Take On
The CC3407 Disaster
Arthur Alan Wolk is a 'love him' or 'hate him' kinda
guy... and many in aviation will pretty much adopt the latter
criteria when his name comes up. An opponent to a number of
aviation interests over the years, Wolk has sued for (and won)
millions of dollars in judgments that have either (depending on
your viewpoint) penalized parties who were liable for the
damage their products caused... OR driven a number of aviation
firms to the brink of insolvency with expensive and controversial
litigation.
ATA's James May seems to think that increased PFCs are not in
the air travel industry's best interests. While ATA has been all
for levying a number of additional charges on the rest of the
industry, at various times, ATA seems to think that additional
Passenger Facility Charges are not a good thing.
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