FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 20, 2009
SB-09-45

MEMBER CHRISTOPHER A. HART DESIGNATED NTSB VICE CHAIRMAN

Washington - President Barack Obama has designated National Transportation Safety Board Member Christopher A. Hart as the agency's Vice Chairman.

Hart was sworn in as a Member of the NTSB on August 12 to a term that ends December 31, 2012.  His term as Vice Chairman will run for two years.

Vice Chairman Hart comes to the Board after a long career in transportation safety, including a previous term as a Member of the NTSB during the 1990s.  He most recently was Deputy Director for Air Traffic Safety Oversight at the Federal Aviation Administration.  He is an aerospace engineer, attorney, and a licensed pilot with commercial, multi-engine and instrument ratings.

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