Regulations and Government
Blakey confirmed as 15th FAA Administrator
After serving less than a year as chairman of the NTSB, Marion Blakey last month became the 15th Administrator of the FAA.

After serving less than a year as chairman of the NTSB, Marion Blakey last month became the 15th Administrator of the FAA. She succeeds Jane Garvey, who was the first woman to head the agency and the first to be appointed to a congressionally mandated five-year term.

Blakey was sworn in Friday, September 13, and spent the following weekend shuttling between NTSB and FAA offices. Her first full day at her new job was Monday, September 16. Before acting FAA Administrator Monte Belger ended his 28-year federal career on September 13, he “signed off” on FAR Part 91 Subpart K, forwarding the fractional-ownership regulations to the Transportation Department for final review.