{"id":21030,"date":"2022-02-22T02:06:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T02:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=21030"},"modified":"2022-02-22T02:06:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T02:06:09","slug":"aviation-industry-recognizes-faa-administrator-steve-dickson-for-his-service-will-step-down-on-march-31st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/aviation-industry-recognizes-faa-administrator-steve-dickson-for-his-service-will-step-down-on-march-31st\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Aviation Industry Recognizes FAA Administrator Steve Dickson for His Service; Will Step Down on March 31st"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FAA Administrator Steve Dickson, who will resign from his\nposition, effective March 31<sup>st<\/sup>, is being recognized for his years of\nservice by many in the aviation industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Steve-Dickson-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21031\"\/><figcaption><em>Steve Dickson<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dickson, appointed by President Trump in August 2019 for a\nfive-year term, was a pilot and senior vice president at Delta Air Lines before\njoining the government. NASAO, AUVSI, NATA, NBAA, NATCA, AOPA, GAMA and other\nassociations all released statements thanking the Administrator for his service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASAO President and CEO Greg Pecoraro expressed the\nassociation\u2019s thanks to Steve Dickson saying, \u201cSteve Dickson has provided\nsteady leadership at the FAA during a tumultuous time for the industry. As\nAdministrator, he brought years of experience in the industry as well as great\npersonal integrity to his role, which was invaluable during some real\nchallenges for aviation. Administrator Dickson has been a good partner for the\nstates and made a real effort to reach out to bring the aviation community\ntogether during the pandemic.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International\n(AUVSI), President and CEO Brian Wynne said, \u201cAs a member of the FAA\u2019s\nManagement Advisory Council (MAC), I had the opportunity firsthand to watch the\nserious nature of Administrator Dickson\u2019s attention to detail and focus on\nsafety. The drone and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) industries represented by\nAUVSI benefitted from Administrator Dickson\u2019s leadership in advancing steps toward\nthe safe integration of drones in the national airspace and movement towards\nenabling AAM operations in the future with new, advanced technologies like\nVertical Takeoff and Lift (VTOL).\u201d Wynne noted that Dickson led the\nfinalization and implementation of the Remote ID and Operations Over People\nrules and launched the Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Aviation Rulemaking\nCommittee (ARC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NATA President and CEO Timothy Obitts, said Administrator\nDickson\u2019s commitment to continuous safety improvement, dedication to industry\ncollaboration, and ability to instill confidence among consumers and the\ncommunity will serve the agency well for years to come. \u201cAdministrator Dickson\nadvanced the cause of safety, was a friend to the industry, and understood the\nvalue of business aviation. He will be missed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen noted that the country has\nbeen extremely fortunate to have Dickson as FAA administrator during one of the\nmost challenging periods in the history of the agency. \u201cWe thank Steve for his\nleadership, integrity, experience and expertise, which made a profound\ndifference when our country needed it the most. His leadership on critical\nissues including safety, innovation, workforce and sustainability will leave an\nenduring legacy,\u201d said Bolen. Dickson was instrumental in the development of\nSFAR 118 and other initiatives to support the nation\u2019s aviation industry during\na critical period in the COVID-19 pandemic. His tenure at the FAA began in the\nwake of two fatal accidents involving the newly certified Boeing 737 MAX. As\npart of the agency\u2019s approval for the airplane to return to service, Dickson\npersonally flew the MAX to demonstrate its safety. \u201cHis tenure has been defined\nby a drive to continually enhance the FAA\u2019s safety culture,\u201d concluded Bolen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA)\nPresident Rich Santa issued a statement thanking Administrator Dickson for his\nstrong leadership and for strengthening the successful collaborative\nrelationship between NATCA and the FAA. \u201cWe are proud of our work with\nAdministrator Dickson during a two-year period of unprecedented challenges\nposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. NATCA and the FAA swiftly worked to make\ndecisions and create new procedures to protect the aviation safety\nprofessionals we represent, so they could ensure the continuation of the safe\nand efficient operation of the National Airspace System.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AOPA President and CEO Mark Baker said, \u201cWe are proud at\nAOPA to have worked with Administrator Dickson on several important\ninitiatives, which have kept the skies safe for our 300,000 members. I have\npersonally worked closely with Steve for several years on key aviation issues\nboth in his leadership role at the FAA and serving together on the NextGen\nAdvisory Committee. Steve has been fully committed to the FAA\u2019s mission and his\nservice to our nation in both the United States Air Force and as Administrator\nof the FAA are appreciated. We wish him well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) President\nand CEO, Pete Bunce, issued a statement thanking Administrator Dickson for his\ndistinguished public service at the FAA. \u201cHe has been a strong and effective leader,\nnavigating the agency through numerous challenges with skill, courage and\nwisdom,\u201d said Bunce. \u201cHis work and commitment to improve the safety, health and\nstrength of the U.S. and global aviation system has advanced the agency\u2019s\nresiliency and credibility and built a stronger future framework for safety,\ninnovation, sustainability and growth.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dickson shared with FAA employees that over the past several years, his family had been a source of tremendous encouragement, strength and support but after sometimes long and unavoidable periods of separation from his loved ones during the pandemic, he concluded that it was time to devote his full time and attention to them, and as he wrote in his letter to President Biden, \u201cit is time to go home.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAA Administrator Steve Dickson, who will resign from his position, effective March 31st, is being recognized for his years of service by many in the aviation industry. Dickson, appointed by President Trump in August 2019 for a five-year term, was a pilot and senior vice president at Delta Air Lines before joining the government. 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