NTSB -- MEMBER CHRISTOPHER A. HART DESIGNATED NTSB VICE CHAIRMAN

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NTSB PRESS RELEASE

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 20, 2009

SB-09-45

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MEMBER CHRISTOPHER A. HART DESIGNATED NTSB VICE CHAIRMAN

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President Barack Obama has designated National

Transportation Safety Board Member Christopher A. Hart as

the agency's Vice Chairman.

Hart was sworn in as a Member of the NTSB on August 12 to a

term that ends December 31, 2012. His term as Vice Chairman

will run for two years.

Vice Chairman Hart comes to the Board after a long career in

transportation safety, including a previous term as a Member

of the NTSB during the 1990s. He most recently was Deputy

Director for Air Traffic Safety Oversight at the Federal

Aviation Administration. He is an aerospace engineer,

attorney, and a licensed pilot with commercial, multi-engine

and instrument ratings.

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lopatt@xxxxxxxx

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