You may have heard by now that I will be leaving Flight Safety Foundation in mid-February to become the senior vice president of safety and flight operations at the International Air Transport Association (IATA). This seat change comes with bittersweet emotions.
For the past three and a half years it has been my privilege to further the mission of the Foundation while working with an excellent staff and a highly professional Board of Governors. As president and CEO, I have worked to ensure that the Foundation remains a prominent organization today, as well as in the future.
While in the left seat at the Foundation, I have learned so much from our members and supporters from all walks of aviation and aviation safety. It always amazes me how much passion people have for safety and how we all work together for the common goal of keeping the aviation industry as safe as it can be. It has been an honor to help promote that goal, and, hopefully, to contribute to the continued advanceme…
