Landsberg Becomes NTSB Vice-Chairman

From the military to his long tenure at the AOPA Air Safety Institute, Bruce Landsberg has a long and respected career in aviation safety, years of experience that will serve him well at the NTSB, said AOPA President Mark Baker. We thank the White House for nominating him and the Senate for its confirmation vote. General aviation is safer than ever, and we look forward to working with him and the NTSB to keep improving and giving pilots the resources and training they need to fly safer.

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Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 12:00 AM ET

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Former Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute President Bruce Landsberg in August was sworn in as the National Transportation Safety Board’s vice chairman. Landsberg has more than 6000 hours of flight time and holds FAA airline transport pilot and flight instructor certificates. He served in the U.S. Air Force and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Maryland.

In addition to his work at AOPA ASI, which began in 1992, Landsberg has held management positions at flight training provider FlightSafety International and airframe manufacturer Cessna Aircraft Company. Landsberg’s appointment as the NTSB vice-chairman is for a two-year term. Concurrently, his five-year term as an NTSB member also began. Also in August, Jennifer Homendy was sworn in as a new NTSB member, restoring the Board’s complement to five.