Thu, Aug 25, 2016
Former FAA Administrator Drawing The Curtain On 50+ Year Aviation Career
Randy Babbitt, Senior Vice President of Labor Relations for Southwest Airlines, is retiring after 50 years in the commercial aviation industry, the company announced Tuesday. Babbitt joined Southwest in 2012 and has spent the last four years leading the carrier's Labor Relations Team.
"We wish Randy (pictured) all the best in his retirement after a long and distinguished career in aviation," said Mike Van de Ven, Southwest Airlines Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. "We are grateful for his many contributions."
During Babbitt's tenure, Southwest has reached contracts with six workgroups, including: the Transport Workers Union, Local 555 (Ramp, Operations, Provisioning and Cargo Agents); Transport Workers Union, Local 557 (Flight Instructors); International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District 142 (Customer Service Agents, Source of Support, and Customer Support and Services); International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Airline Division (Flight Simulator Technicians); and two contracts with the Transport Workers Union, Local 550 (one with Meteorologists, one with Dispatchers).
Babbitt began his aviation career with Eastern Air Lines in 1966, and he later worked with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), spent time industry consulting and with the FAA before joining Southwest. Babbitt will work with his Team on an orderly transition of his responsibilities before his departure this fall.
(Source: Southwest Airlines news release. Image from file)
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