Safety first

Safety is one of the things that keeps Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Robert Sturgell, up at night. On today’s In Depth, he...

Safety is one of the things that keeps Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Robert Sturgell, up at night. On today’s In Depth, he talked to FederalNewsRadio about safety in the air, developing a new generation of air traffic controllers, and his management style. The Naval Academy grad and former Navy aviator also picked a final score of Navy 21, Rutgers 10 this Saturday (shameless plug: listen to the Navy/Rutgers game here on FederalNewsRadio 1500AM this Saturday–pregame 2:30, kickoff 3:30).

Click to hear the interview.

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