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July 01, 2021

Amazing Legacy: NTSB Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt Leaves Government Service

Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg Will Serve As The Acting Chairman

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt ended his nearly 15 years at the NTSB, as he retired from government service Wednesday. Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg will serve as the acting chairman until a new chair is confirmed by the Senate. President Biden nominated NTSB Member Jennifer Homendy May 20 to become the 15th chair of the NTSB. Sumwalt’s tenure as the 14th chairman of the NTSB began in August 2017 after being nominated to lead the agency by President Donald J. Trump and confirmed by the Senate. He was renominated for a second term as chairman in August 2019.

Comes Back to EAA AirVenture with Expanded Presence

After nearly two years since the aviation community convened in Oshkosh, WI for Air Venture, Piper Aircraft is excited to announce that it will return to the 2021 EAA AirVenture event scheduled to take place July 26 – August 1. Piper’s presence will include two locations for 2021 – the corporation’s primary location along the main aisle in spaces 140-145 and 156-161 as well as a new “Flight School Alliance” area within Gateway Park. Piper’s static display will include the new M600 SLS with HALO safety system featuring Autoland (recent recipient of the Collier Trophy), the pressurized, single engine, piston powered M350, as well as foundational products fr