FAA hires two Southwest employees for senior roles and taps NetJets chief counsel
The US Federal Aviation Administration said it is hiring Chris Kelly and Michael Ciamarra from Southwest Airlines for senior roles, and appointing Jeff DeVore of NetJets as chief counsel starting next month, with other leadership changes including Liam McKenna as chief strategy officer and Bailey Wood as assistant administrator for government and industry affairs.
(Adds more changes) WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) — The Federal Aviation Administration said it hiring two Southwest Airlines employees for senior roles at the agency and is tapping a senior official at NetJets to serve as the agency's chief counsel starting next month. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said Chris Kelly, a senior regulatory attorney at Southwest Airlines, will join the FAA as the new associate administrator for airports. Other changes: Southwest senior federal affairs director Michael Ciamarra will join the FAA as assistant administrator for policy and rulemaking.
Jeff DeVore, who has been in-house counsel at NetJets, will serve as the new FAA chief counsel. Current Chief Counsel and acting deputy administrator Liam McKenna is being named FAA Chief Strategy Officer Bailey Wood named FAA assistant administrator for government and industry affairs, who most recently has been director of strategic communications for Vertical Aviation International. com; 2028988324;)