NTSB -- CHRISTOPHER HART SWORN IN FOR SECOND TERM AS 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 25, 2011

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CHRISTOPHER HART SWORN IN FOR SECOND TERM AS NTSB VICE

CHAIRMAN

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WASHINGTON - Christopher Hart was sworn in today for his

second two-year term as NTSB vice chairman.

"I have been deeply involved in transportation safety for

more than 30 years, at the NTSB, the FAA, the National

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and more personally,

as a long-time pilot," said Hart. "I am so grateful for the

opportunity to be able to continue to work in this area in

an agency made up of people who are so dedicated to

improving transportation safety."

Mr. Hart's term as vice chairman ends on August 24, 2013.

He is concurrently serving a five-year term as board member,

which runs through December 31, 2012. Vice Chairman Hart had

previously served as an NTSB board member from 1990 to 1993.

-NTSB-

NTSB Media Contact: Peter Knudson

(202) 314-6100

peter.knudson@xxxxxxxx

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