The Federal Aviation Administration: A Historical Perspective, 1903-2008: Getting Ready for NextGen

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• Alternative Title:
  Chapter 9: Getting Ready for NextGen
• Creators:
  Kraus, Theresa L.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Air Traffic Control Aviation Aviation Safety Commercial Space Transportation Disasters Drone Aircraft Environmental Impacts Federal Government Agencies History Labor Negotiations Modernization National Security Photographs Reorganization Terrorism Transportation Departments

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• Series:
  The Federal Aviation Administration: A Historical Perspective, 1903-2008
• Resource Type:
  In Book
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• Abstract:
  George W. Bush became the forty-third president on January 20, 2001. Five days later, former Member of Congress Norman Mineta (D-CA) took the oath of office as the nation’s fourteenth Secretary of Transportation. The lone Democrat in George W. Bush’s cabinet, Mineta had been Secretary of Commerce in the outgoing Clinton Administration and was the first Asian Pacific American to hold this cabinet post. Mary Peters succeeded Mineta, who retired on October 24, 2006. Jane Garvey, who had been appointed to a five-year term as FAA Administrator remained in her position until the end of her term on August 2, 2002.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
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