Great speech! Short and decidedly sweet.
Later that day Ms. Blakey was given the keys to the city of Toulouse and will receive the Order of Arts and Letters in a separate ceremony.
Ms. Blakey was appointed head of the FAA by the Bush administration in 2002. Many may recall Blakey's role in the AA587 investigation as the newly installed chairman of the NTSB in 2001. Her prior aviation experience was as a principal in a transportation lobbyist group in Washington specializing in international relations.
The
concurrent EASA/FAA certification process must have saved EADS quite a few euros. It's a good idea - should we expect more of the same for future aircraft certs?