Blakey: Airlines "out of line with reality."

[Larry Dighera]

Well, it looks like FAA Administrator Marion Blakey finally got it
right:


Marion Blakey's Last Day as FAA Administrator

BLAKEY TAKES PARTING SHOT AT AIRLINES
(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/952-full.html#196129)
Marion Blakey made her last speech
(http://www.faa.gov/news/speeches/news_story.cfm?newsId=9532) as FAA
administrator on Tuesday, before the Washington, D.C., Aero Club. And
it held at least one surprise -- she put the blame for airline delays
squarely on airline scheduling practices that are "out of line with
reality." The airline industry has waged a campaign trying to blame
general aviation aircraft for congestion and delays. "If the airlines
don't address this [scheduling issue] voluntarily, don't be surprised
when the government steps in," Blakey said. Thursday is the last day
of her five-year term. Former FAA Deputy Administrator Barbara Barrett
has been widely speculated to be a likely successor, but an interim
administrator may be named until a new appointment is complete.
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/952-full.html#196129

[WhoGivesAFig?]

Since 1992 we have had nothing but FEMALE FAA
administrators.Why??

Political Correctness run amok that's why

Heaven forbid a white male or anybody with a dick be placed
in charge again. You know someone who is qualified or has a
pilots license

What a bunch of PC ****. No wonder the FAA is so ****ed up

Vagina Hell

Former FAA Deputy Administrator Barbara Barrett
> has been widely speculated to be a likely successor

[Dan Luke]

"Larry Dighera" wrote:


>
> Well, it looks like FAA Administrator Marion Blakey finally got it
> right:

-- she put the blame for airline delays
> squarely on airline scheduling practices that are "out of line with
> reality."

A cynical person might suspect she waited so long to speak up because she
wanted to see whether it was the airlines she would be working for after she
left her gov't job.

--
Dan
T182T at BFM

[B A R R Y]

On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:54:41 -0500, "Dan Luke"
> wrote:
>
>A cynical person might suspect she waited so long to speak up because she
>wanted to see whether it was the airlines she would be working for after she
>left her gov't job.

One does have to wonder.

I wonder which manufacturer of GA aircraft hired her? Or maybe the
NBAA?

Maybe she'll be in the Cirrus tent at Oshkosh next year. ;^)

[Larry Dighera]

On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:54:41 -0500, "Dan Luke"
> wrote in
>:

>
>"Larry Dighera" wrote:
>
>
>>
>> Well, it looks like FAA Administrator Marion Blakey finally got it
>> right:
>
>-- she put the blame for airline delays
>> squarely on airline scheduling practices that are "out of line with
>> reality."
>
>A cynical person might suspect she waited so long to speak up because she
>wanted to see whether it was the airlines she would be working for after she
>left her gov't job.


Perhaps Blakey's appointment as president and CEO of the Aerospace
Industries Association has fallen apart:



BLAKEY TO HEAD AEROSPACE ASSOCIATION
(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/938-full.html#195975)
A new job is literally waiting in the wings for Marion Blakey when
her term as FAA Administrator ends next month. It was announced on
Tuesday () that Blakey will be the next president and CEO of the
Aerospace Industries Association, the trade association
representing the nation's manufacturers of aerospace equipment.
The appointment officially takes effect on Nov. 12. Blakey
succeeds John Douglass, who has been president and CEO of AIA
since September 1998 and will remain with AIA through Dec. 31 to
provide counsel and ensure a smooth transition.
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/938-full.html#195975



http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/21/AR2007082101889_pf.html
FAA Chief To Become Aerospace Lobbyist

By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 22, 2007; D01

The nation's chief defense-industry lobbying group has selected
Marion C. Blakey, administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration, as its new chief executive.

Industry officials confirmed yesterday that Blakey will head the
Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), replacing John W.
Douglass, 66, who is retiring. Late yesterday, the association
made the announcement official.

Blakey is the latest of several top administration officials to
depart as President Bush's term winds to a close. Last week,
Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove announced that he
would leave at the end of the month.

In her new job, which is to start in November, Blakey will be the
most prominent spokesperson to the federal government for the
makers of commercial aircraft and for contractors to the Pentagon.
Founded in 1919 -- only a few years after the birth of man-made
flight -- the AIA, based in Arlington, concentrates on three
areas: civil aviation, space and national security.

Its more than 100 members include Boeing, General Dynamics,
Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Textron and United Technologies.

The AIA represents the nation's largest manufacturers and
suppliers of civil, military and business aircraft; unmanned
aerial vehicles; space systems; aircraft engines, missiles and
related components; aerospace services; and information
technology. Its early members included aerospace pioneers Orville
Wright and Glenn Curtiss.

Blakey, 59, has had a long career in the transportation industry,
both inside and outside government. She was sworn in as FAA
administrator in September 2002. The FAA oversees aviation safety
and operates the world's largest air-traffic-control system. Her
term ends next month.

Before heading the FAA, Blakey chaired the National Transportation
Safety Board, the federal agency that investigates civil aviation
accidents and significant accidents on railroads, highways and
pipelines. It also recommends changes that would prevent
accidents.

In 1992 and 1993, Blakey was administrator of the Transportation
Department's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which
made her the country's leading highway safety official. From 1993
to 2001, she ran Blakey & Associates, now Blakey & Agnew, a public
affairs consulting firm in the District, with a particular focus
on transportation issues.
[...]

Blakey's successor at the FAA has not been named. But
administration officials discussed with members of Congress the
possibility of naming Barbara Barrett, a former deputy FAA
administrator under President Ronald Reagan and the wife of Craig
R. Barrett, chairman of Intel.

[Jim Logajan]

Larry Dighera > wrote:
>"Dan Luke" > wrote"
>>A cynical person might suspect she waited so long to speak up because
>>she wanted to see whether it was the airlines she would be working for
>>after she left her gov't job.
>
>
> Perhaps Blakey's appointment as president and CEO of the Aerospace
> Industries Association has fallen apart:

Perhaps, but note that the AIA doesn't seem to be an organization that
would have air carriers among its members:

> BLAKEY TO HEAD AEROSPACE ASSOCIATION
> (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/938-full.html#195975)
> A new job is literally waiting in the wings for Marion Blakey when
> her term as FAA Administrator ends next month. It was announced on
> Tuesday () that Blakey will be the next president and CEO of the
> Aerospace Industries Association, the trade association
> representing the nation's manufacturers of aerospace equipment.
....
> The AIA represents the nation's largest manufacturers and
> suppliers of civil, military and business aircraft; unmanned
> aerial vehicles; space systems; aircraft engines, missiles and
> related components; aerospace services; and information
> technology. Its early members included aerospace pioneers Orville
> Wright and Glenn Curtiss.

I suspect manufacturers/suppliers would be at best neutral on the subject.
Is it better for the suppliers in general to sell a lot of lower cost VLJs
or to sell a few higher cost "traditional" jets?

[Larry Dighera]

On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:01:13 -0000, Jim Logajan >
wrote in >:

>Larry Dighera > wrote:
>>"Dan Luke" > wrote"
>>>A cynical person might suspect she waited so long to speak up because
>>>she wanted to see whether it was the airlines she would be working for
>>>after she left her gov't job.
>>
>>
>> Perhaps Blakey's appointment as president and CEO of the Aerospace
>> Industries Association has fallen apart:
>
>Perhaps, but note that the AIA doesn't seem to be an organization that
>would have air carriers among its members:
>
>> BLAKEY TO HEAD AEROSPACE ASSOCIATION
>> (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/938-full.html#195975)
>> A new job is literally waiting in the wings for Marion Blakey when
>> her term as FAA Administrator ends next month. It was announced on
>> Tuesday () that Blakey will be the next president and CEO of the
>> Aerospace Industries Association, the trade association
>> representing the nation's manufacturers of aerospace equipment.
>...
>> The AIA represents the nation's largest manufacturers and
>> suppliers of civil, military and business aircraft; unmanned
>> aerial vehicles; space systems; aircraft engines, missiles and
>> related components; aerospace services; and information
>> technology. Its early members included aerospace pioneers Orville
>> Wright and Glenn Curtiss.
>
>I suspect manufacturers/suppliers would be at best neutral on the subject.

What leads you to believe that Boeing would be neutral on the subject
of airline operations? After all, it is the air carriers who purchase
their products.

>Is it better for the suppliers in general to sell a lot of lower cost VLJs
>or to sell a few higher cost "traditional" jets?

It would depend on whether the "supplier" builds airliners or VLJs,
IMNSHO.

[Gene Seibel]

On Sep 15, 2:16 pm, Larry Dighera > wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:01:13 -0000, Jim Logajan >
> wrote in >:
>
>
>
> >Larry Dighera > wrote:
> >>"Dan Luke" > wrote"
> >>>A cynical person might suspect she waited so long to speak up because
> >>>she wanted to see whether it was the airlines she would be working for
> >>>after she left her gov't job.
>
> >> Perhaps Blakey's appointment as president and CEO of the Aerospace
> >> Industries Association has fallen apart:
>
> >Perhaps, but note that the AIA doesn't seem to be an organization that
> >would have air carriers among its members:
>
> >> BLAKEY TO HEAD AEROSPACE ASSOCIATION
> >> (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/938-full.html#195975)
> >> A new job is literally waiting in the wings for Marion Blakey when
> >> her term as FAA Administrator ends next month. It was announced on
> >> Tuesday () that Blakey will be the next president and CEO of the
> >> Aerospace Industries Association, the trade association
> >> representing the nation's manufacturers of aerospace equipment.
> >...
> >> The AIA represents the nation's largest manufacturers and
> >> suppliers of civil, military and business aircraft; unmanned
> >> aerial vehicles; space systems; aircraft engines, missiles and
> >> related components; aerospace services; and information
> >> technology. Its early members included aerospace pioneers Orville
> >> Wright and Glenn Curtiss.
>
> >I suspect manufacturers/suppliers would be at best neutral on the subject.
>
> What leads you to believe that Boeing would be neutral on the subject
> of airline operations? After all, it is the air carriers who purchase
> their products.
>
> >Is it better for the suppliers in general to sell a lot of lower cost VLJs
> >or to sell a few higher cost "traditional" jets?
>
> It would depend on whether the "supplier" builds airliners or VLJs,
> IMNSHO.

Blakey has accepted a position as president and CEO of the Aerospace
Industries Association, a move criticized by some as ethically
dubious, though no specific allegations have been made that Blakey
acted improperly.
--
Gene Seibel
Gene & Sue's Flying Machine - http://pad39a.com/gene/
Because we fly, we envy no one.

[Matt Barrow[_4_]]

"Gene Seibel" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>
> Blakey has accepted a position as president and CEO of the Aerospace
> Industries Association, a move criticized by some as ethically
> dubious, though no specific allegations have been made that Blakey
> acted improperly.

CMIIW, but that association covers ALL manufacturers, from Piper through
Gulfstream, Boeing, etc.
--
Matt Barrow
Performance Homes, LLC.
Cheyenne, WY

[Morgans[_2_]]

"Gene Seibel" < wrote

> Blakey has accepted a position as president and CEO of the Aerospace
> Industries Association, a move criticized by some as ethically
> dubious, though no specific allegations have been made that Blakey
> acted improperly.

They deserve all they get from hiring her. Their loss is our gain!
--
Jim in NC

[John Godwin]

"Morgans" > wrote in news:LoXGi.36$gd1.18
@newsfe06.lga:

> They deserve all they get from hiring her. Their loss is our gain!

....or it could be out of the frying pan into the fire.

--

[Morgans[_2_]]

"John Godwin" <> wrote
>
> ...or it could be out of the frying pan into the fire.

There is always that possibility, but do you think it could be worse?

Nahhh!
--
Jim in NC

[Ron Lee[_2_]]

>BLAKEY TAKES PARTING SHOT AT AIRLINES
>(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/952-full.html#196129)
>Marion Blakey made her last speech
>(http://www.faa.gov/news/speeches/news_story.cfm?newsId=9532) as FAA
>administrator on Tuesday, before the Washington, D.C., Aero Club. And
>it held at least one surprise -- she put the blame for airline delays
>squarely on airline scheduling practices that are "out of line with
>reality." The airline industry has waged a campaign trying to blame
>general aviation aircraft for congestion and delays.

Sounds to me like this shows that the FAA/airline campaign for use
fees to fund NextGen was a lie. Thus no need for any user fees or
ADS-B mandates.

Ron Lee

[Larry Dighera]

On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:41:06 GMT, (Ron Lee)
wrote in >:

>>BLAKEY TAKES PARTING SHOT AT AIRLINES
>>(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/952-full.html#196129)
>>Marion Blakey made her last speech
>>(http://www.faa.gov/news/speeches/news_story.cfm?newsId=9532) as FAA
>>administrator on Tuesday, before the Washington, D.C., Aero Club. And
>>it held at least one surprise -- she put the blame for airline delays
>>squarely on airline scheduling practices that are "out of line with
>>reality." The airline industry has waged a campaign trying to blame
>>general aviation aircraft for congestion and delays.
>
>Sounds to me like this shows that the FAA/airline campaign for use
>fees to fund NextGen was a lie. Thus no need for any user fees or
>ADS-B mandates.
>

I'm sorry, but I don't follow your logic. You're saying, that because
the FAA Administrator publicly admits that the air carriers are
causing flight delays, that user-fee financing of NextGen ATC was a
lie? I agree with your conclusion, but I don't understand the
reasoning you used to reach it.

What Blakey's statement reveals is here change of stance on the issue
of the cause of airline delays as she slips the surly bonds of the
Bush regime.

ADS-B is a done-deal; FAA has signed the contract with ITT to pay for
its development, implementation, deployment, and operation as another
step toward privatized ATC.

[Ron Lee[_2_]]

Larry Dighera > wrote:
>>Sounds to me like this shows that the FAA/airline campaign for use
>>fees to fund NextGen was a lie. Thus no need for any user fees or
>>ADS-B mandates.
>>
>
>I'm sorry, but I don't follow your logic. You're saying, that because
>the FAA Administrator publicly admits that the air carriers are
>causing flight delays, that user-fee financing of NextGen ATC was a
>lie? I agree with your conclusion, but I don't understand the
>reasoning you used to reach it.
>
>What Blakey's statement reveals is here change of stance on the issue
>of the cause of airline delays as she slips the surly bonds of the
>Bush regime.
>
>ADS-B is a done-deal; FAA has signed the contract with ITT to pay for
>its development, implementation, deployment, and operation as another
>step toward privatized ATC.
>
We have been hearing of airspace gridlock and terrible delays based
upon an antiquated ATC system. If the real cause of the delays are
largely airline scheduling, plus inadequate number of runways, gates,
etc, then the premise for NextGen is flawed.

If they want ADS-B, go ahead but don't force me to pay thousands for
equipment that provides nothing to me. I fly quite well with what I
have.

Ron Lee