Randy Babbitt
Randy Babbitt | |
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Babbitt in 2009 | |
| 16th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration | |
| In office June 1, 2009 – December 6, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Lynne Osmus (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Michael Huerta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jerome Randolph Babbitt June 9, 1946 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Jerome Randolph “Randy” Babbitt, (born June 9, 1946) is an American pilot and businessman who served as the 16th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from 2009 to 2011. In 2012 he was hired by Southwest Airlines as Vice President of Labor Relations, a position he retired from in 2016.