Senate to Consider Huerta’s FAA Nomination

Stephen Pope

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 08:13 PM ET

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Michael Huerta

Key Takeaways:

Michael Huerta, currently the Acting FAA Administrator, is the Obama administration's nominee to permanently head the FAA and will face a Senate confirmation hearing.
Senators are expected to question Huerta extensively on the progress and escalating costs of the FAA's multi-billion-dollar NextGen air traffic modernization program.
Huerta's background includes serving in the Department of Transportation under President Clinton and working with Mitt Romney on the 2002 Olympic Games.

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The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday to meet with Michael Huerta, the Obama administration’s nominee to head the FAA.

Huerta is now Acting FAA Administrator. He has served in that role since last December, when former FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt resigned after he was charged with drunken driving. Babbitt was found not guilty and has returned to the private sector as an aviation consultant.