Originally Posted by
bsieker
Yes, his current job is administrative, but his brackground is not (at least not exclusively) "
PR and admin", although that has been true for some previous chairmen.
He said in the media briefing that he flew Boeing 737 for 10 years, so I think that would qualify him as an aviation expert.
Wikipedia confirms he has been an airline pilot for 24 years (pilot for 32 years).
EDIT: The NTSB is also a board, not a company, so it does not have a "managing director", but a chairman.
You are quoting Bob Sumwalt's CV (NTSB Chair). That's not who we're talking about here.