Board member leaves NTSB
Steven Chealander, the public face of the NTSB during press conferences following the February 12 crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 on approach t

Steven Chealander, the public face of the NTSB during press conferences following the February 12 crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 on approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, has left the safety agency and joined Airbus Americas.

The 62-year-old Chealander’s term as a Safety Board member had expired Dec. 31, 2007, and he was awaiting Senate confirmation to a full five-year term at the time the Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 turboprop plunged into a house, killing all 49 on board and one person in the home.