US FAA hiring two Southwest Airlines employees for senior roles
LUV•The FAA said it is hiring two Southwest Airlines employees for senior roles and named a NetJets official as chief counsel starting next month.
1. FAA appointments
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said Southwest senior regulatory attorney Chris Kelly will become associate administrator for airports. Southwest senior federal affairs director Michael Ciamarra will become assistant administrator for policy and rulemaking.
2. Other leadership changes
Jeff DeVore, who has been in-house counsel at NetJets, will become FAA chief counsel starting next month. Current Chief Counsel and acting deputy administrator Liam McKenna is being named chief strategy officer, and Bailey Wood was named assistant administrator for government and industry affairs.
