How cozy! :eyes:
FAA Chief To Become Aerospace Lobbyist
By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 22, 2007; Page D01
The nation's chief defense-industry lobbying group has selected Marion C. Blakey, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, as its new chief executive.
Industry officials confirmed yesterday that Blakey will head the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), replacing John W. Douglass, 66, who is retiring. Late yesterday, the association made the announcement official.
Blakey is the latest of several top administration officials to depart as President Bush's term winds to a close. Last week, Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove announced that he would leave at the end of the month.
In her new job, which is to start in November, Blakey will be the most prominent spokesperson to the federal government for the makers of commercial aircraft and for contractors to the Pentagon. Founded in 1919 -- only a few years after the birth of man-made flight -- the AIA, based in Arlington, concentrates on three areas: civil aviation, space and national security.
Its more than 100 members include Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Textron and United Technologies.
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