{"id":23432,"date":"2022-09-19T15:48:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T15:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=23432"},"modified":"2022-09-19T15:48:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T15:48:48","slug":"david-pekoske-confirmed-for-second-term-as-tsa-administrator-aviation-associations-applaud-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/david-pekoske-confirmed-for-second-term-as-tsa-administrator-aviation-associations-applaud-decision\/%20","title":{"rendered":"David Pekoske Confirmed for Second Term as TSA Administrator &#8211; Aviation Associations Applaud Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S. Senate has confirmed David Pekoske to serve as TSA\nAdministrator for a second term. Aviation Associations including the General\nAviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the National Air Transportation\nAssociation (NATA) and Airports Council International \u2013 North America (ACI-NA),\nwelcomed the confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"187\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/david-pekoske-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23433\"\/><figcaption><em>David Pekoske<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>GAMA President and CEO, Pete Bunce said the TSA plays an\nessential role in protecting the U.S. transportation system and Administrator\nPekoske\u2019s re-nomination to a second five-year term and bi-partisan support for\nhis confirmation is a testament to his devotion to public service and\nrecognized powerful leadership.&nbsp; \u201cWe look\nforward to continuing to work with the Administrator and his team to further\nadvance and modernize aviation security, while maintaining the high-level of\nsafety and security that we rely on when utilizing the U.S. transportation\nsystem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNATA and our affiliated partner NATA Compliance Services\nhave enjoyed a positive, proactive working relationship with the men and women\nof TSA under Administrator Pekoske since he was appointed as head of the agency\nin 2017,\u201d NATA President and CEO Curt Castagna said. \u201cAdministrator Pekoske has\nexpertly balanced the need to support existing security initiatives with the\ndevelopment of insightful new strategies to counter emerging threats in an\nincreasingly dynamic environment, all while fostering a culture of collaboration\nwith industry stakeholders. He has proven to be a forward-looking leader in\ntransportation security, and we are pleased to be part of this\ngovernment-industry partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Airports Council International \u2013 North America (ACI-NA)\nPresident and CEO Kevin M. Burke said, \u201cThe safety and security of passengers\nis the top priority of our airports, and TSA Administrator Pekoske has been a\nstrong and effective partner in helping to achieve that goal. His strategic,\ninnovative, and mission-focused management approach has been critical in\nfacilitating the kind of coordination that is essential to keeping travelers\nsafe, and we have no doubt that successful leadership will continue in his\nsecond term. ACI-NA congratulates him on his confirmation, and we look forward\nto continuing to work with Administrator Pekoske and his team to further\nenhance security and efficiency at airports across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Senate has confirmed David Pekoske to serve as TSA Administrator for a second term. Aviation Associations including the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and Airports Council International \u2013 North America (ACI-NA), welcomed the confirmation. GAMA President and CEO, Pete Bunce said the TSA plays an essential role [&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-23432","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\/23432","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=23432"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23434,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23432\/revisions\/23434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}