AOPA CONGRATULATES CHRISTOPHER HART ON NOMINATION AS NTSB CHAIR

June 27, 2014

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Frederick, MD – Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) President Mark Baker today welcomed the nomination of Christopher Hart as chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).  

“We are very pleased that the President has chosen to nominate a pilot as the next chairman of the NTSB,” said Baker.  “With a long career in transportation and aviation safety, we believe he is particularly well-suited for this new role and we look forward to continuing our partnership with the NTSB in identifying modern and constructive ways to further improve general aviation safety.”  

Hart, who has been serving as the acting chairman since April, has had two assignments on the Board. His first assignment was from 1990 to 1993 and he was reappointed in 2009 after holding several high-ranking posts at the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  

In 1926, his great uncle, James Herman Banning, became the first African-American to receive a government-issued pilot's license.
 

About AOPA

Since 1939, AOPA has protected the freedom to fly for thousands of pilots, aircraft owners and aviation enthusiasts. AOPA is the world’s largest aviation member association. With representatives based in Frederick, Md., Washington, D.C., and seven regions across the United States, AOPA provides member services that range from advocacy at the federal, state, and local levels to legal services, flight planning products, safety programs and award-winning media products. To learn more, visit www.aopa.org. 

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