FAA Administrator Babbitt to Address Atlanta Aero Club

Randy Babbitt, FAA administrator, will be the guest speaker at the Atlanta Aero Club's bimonthly meeting on May 5.

A veteran pilot who flew 25 years for Eastern Airlines, Babbitt is an internationally recognized expert in aviation and labor relations. Most recently, he was a partner with Oliver Wyman, an international management firm, and became the sixteenth FAA administrator in June 2009.

Since 2001, he also served as a member of the FAA’s Management Advisory Council and provided guidance to the FAA administrator on a variety of topics ranging from air traffic modernization to regulatory policy. He served as chairman of the council from 2004 to 2006.

In addition, Babbitt was appointed by Transportation Secretary Mary Peters to be a member of a special internal review team to assess safety oversight within the airline industry and the FAA.

As a skilled negotiator, Babbitt served as president and CEO for the US Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and championed the “One Level Safety” initiative implemented in 1995 to improve safety standards across the airline industry.

The Atlanta Aero Club meeting is scheduled at noon on May 5 in the Grand Ballroom of the Capital City Club, 7 Harris St., downtown Atlanta. The cost is $40 for members and $50 for nonmembers and includes lunch. A networking hour begins at 11 a.m. Check-in opens at 11:30 a.m. Reservations can be made online, by calling 800-878-7555 or via email.