It's Refreshing

Just an observation: it's rather interesting to note that many people appointed for various safety-critical positions in the new administration have actual prior experience in their fields. They have been selected for their experience and applicability to the role, not their party affiliation. What a concept!

• Ex-Astronaut to become head of NASA
  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30896443/
  
  
• Former Firefighter/Current Emergency Team Leader to become head of FEMA
  http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/04/obama-picks-fema-head-vows-avoid-failures/
  
  
• Randy Babbitt confirmed as head of FAA
  I've read about Mr. Babbitt's perspective on controllers during his involvement with the ALPA, but let's see what happens.
  http://www.natca.org/mediacenter/press-release-detail.aspx?id=610
  

I don't know about you guys, but I can't wait for the next two or three weeks to be up so we can finally see just what the heck is coming out of the FAA/NATCA talks. I don't talk about that stuff much here on the blog, but change has been a long time coming. However, I won't believe any rumors until I've seen something in writing.

Maybe at some point in the near future, I won't have to ride my $25 "Garage sale special" home from work two or three times a week.