Senate Also Confirms Her Membership To Run Through 2013
Deborah A.P. Hersman was confirmed Friday as chairman of the
National Transportation Safety Board. Hersman was nominated by
President Barak Obama in June of this year. She has been a member
of the Board since 2004, having been first nominated by
then-President George W. Bush.
“Transportation unions are pleased the Senate has
confirmed Deborah Hersman to lead the National Transportation
Safety Board,” Edward Wytkind, president of the
Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, said in a prepared
statement. “Hersman is deeply committed to the safety mission
of this agency and has demonstrated her passion to learn from
accident investigations and advocate federal safety policies that
make the U.S. transportation system safer. And rather than
simply assigning blame to individuals, she investigates the
policies, procedures and practices that threaten safe
operations."
NTSB Chair Hersman
At press time, the aviation community had not begun to react to
the confirmation, though the industry was generally supportive when
she was nominated a month and a half ago. “The Air Line
Pilots Association applauds the Obama administration’s
nomination of Deborah Hersman as Chairman of the National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)," the organization said in a
prepared statement. “Since her initial appointment to the
NTSB, Member Hersman has exhibited tireless dedication to gaining a
thorough understanding of the most pressing aviation safety issues
of our time. Her willingness to take on safety challenges with new
approaches and her enthusiasm in pursuing every opportunity to
enhance safety will serve the airline industry well in the
future."
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