{"id":18604,"date":"2021-06-07T21:12:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T21:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=18604"},"modified":"2021-06-07T21:12:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T21:12:21","slug":"aviation-groups-recognize-faas-bahrami-for-years-of-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/aviation-groups-recognize-faas-bahrami-for-years-of-service\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Aviation Groups Recognize FAA\u2019s Bahrami for Years of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NBAA and NATA expressed their appreciation to FAA Associate\nAdministrator for Aviation Safety Ali Bahrami for his decades-long service at\nthe agency. Bahrami recently announced his retirement, effective June 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"237\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/ali-bahrami-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18605\"\/><figcaption><em>Ali Bahrami<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In particular, NBAA applauded Bahrami\u2019s unique focus on\npioneering risk-based safety programs. His perspectives have been especially\nvaluable in providing informed, yet nimble responses to the sector\u2019s challenges\nin facing the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAli\u2019s tireless leadership and constant focus on continued\nimprovement and innovation in safety thinking has undoubtedly made aviation\nsafer,\u201d said Doug Carr, NBAA\u2019s senior vice president of safety, security,\nsustainability and international operations. \u201cWhile providing critical guidance\nin this pandemic year, he has kept his eye on the horizon, with his unwavering\nsupport for data-driven programs such as ASIAS [Aviation Safety Information\nAnalysis and Sharing system], and other programs to ensure that risks to safety\nare data-driven, analyzed and shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNATA, on behalf of its Board and members, congratulate Ali\nBahrami on his many years of service to the FAA and achievements as Associate\nAdministrator for Aviation Safety. We are truly appreciative of his willingness\nto listen to and work with the industry in advancing key initiatives as well as\nhis steady leadership in the most challenging of times,\u201d stated NATA President\nand CEO Timothy Obitts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barhami served at the FAA for almost 28 years, joining the\nagency in 1989 as an engineer, and eventually serving as manager of the\nTransport Airplane Directorate for almost a decade. He joined the Aerospace\nIndustries Association in 2013 before returning to the FAA in his current role\nin 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnder Bahrami\u2019s guidance, the FAA Aviation Safety\norganization became more agile, consistent, and better positioned for the\nfuture through strategic planning and collaborative engagements to advance\nintegration of new and emerging technologies. Bahrami stood by flexibility,\ninnovation, proactive methods, and collaboration between government and\nindustry as keys to success for continuous safety improvement \u2013 methodology\nthat would serve the FAA and industry well as we worked together to continue\nsafe and efficient essential operations throughout the pandemic. We wish him\nall the best,\u201d added NATA Vice President of Regulatory Affairs John McGraw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBAA and NATA expressed their appreciation to FAA Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety Ali Bahrami for his decades-long service at the agency. Bahrami recently announced his retirement, effective June 30. In particular, NBAA applauded Bahrami\u2019s unique focus on pioneering risk-based safety programs. His perspectives have been especially valuable in providing informed, yet nimble responses to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18604"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18606,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18604\/revisions\/18606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}